This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Grain. The side of leather from which the hair has been removed, showing the fibrous texture, in contradistinction from the flesh side.
 
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