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The process of glaciating, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena.

A process similar to etching, in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used to print from.

The art or process of engraving on precious stones. [R.]

The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.

rane of the large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves of metal during the process of gold-beating. -- Gold beetle (Zoöl.), any small gold-colored beetle of the family Chrysomelidæ; -- called also golden beetle. -- Gold blocking, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book cover, by means of an engraved bl…

The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves, by beating with a hammer. Ure.

The act or process of bringing to a certain grade.

Roman Catholic Church; a gradual. [Obs.] T. Warton. Such as antiphonals, missals, grails, processionals, etc. Strype.

Having tubercles or grainlike processes, as the petals or sepals of some flowers.

A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised.

The act or the process of forming into granite. Humble.

small elevations, as shagreen. Granulated steel, a variety of steel made by a particular process beginning with the granulation of pig iron.

The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.

A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or bru…

The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving. Either of picture or gravery and embossing. Holland.

Iron ore in coarse powder, prepared for reduction by the Catalan process.

The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis.

The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the grout thus filled in. Gwilt.

To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the grow…