n. 1. Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood, stone, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Soap Making) The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dobule, and dace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition.
Syn. -- inculcation, instilling. [ WordNet 1.5 ]