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neinage

English translation: grain (of wood)

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French term or phrase:veinage
English translation: grain (of wood)
Entered by: Adam Thomson

14:00 Jul 10, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Forestry / Wood / Timber / Magazine article on the skills of a cabinet-maker
French term or phrase: neinage
"La difficulté de ce travail, c’est d’avoir d’une part des pointes parfaitement nettes, des joints qui sont propres, bien rectilignes et puis d’avoir le neinage qui se raccorde à chaque intersection."

This one word "neinage" I have not been able to track down in translation to English yet. I can infer that it has to do with what I would call "embossing" on the door panel of a sideboard or cupboard - but I would be glad of some insights, please.
Adam Thomson
Local time: 21:28
natural grain
Explanation:
"veinage"
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 21:28
Grading comment
Thanks to all who saw the word as a typo - which of course, in hindsight, it is.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3natural grain
DLyons
4woodgrain
mannix


Discussion entries: 2





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
natural grain


Explanation:
"veinage"

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 21:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all who saw the word as a typo - which of course, in hindsight, it is.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: No need for "natural", just "grain".
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Barbara.
agree  nweatherdon: not so familiar with neinage, but in English, natural is definitely not needed to refer to the grain of the wood
14 hrs
  -> Thanks njweatherdon. It seems to be used in rather "flowery" contexts and perhaps I got carried away :-)
agree  Karen Vincent-Jones (X): Yes, grain (of the wood)
20 hrs
  -> Thanks Karen
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
woodgrain


Explanation:
I agree with DLyons that this is a typo of "veinage".

Example sentence(s):
  • to match the woodgrain
mannix
Local time: 22:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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