n. A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
n. A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.
v. To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
n. One who, or that which, is crossgrained.
v. To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A knot; a hard substance; a nodule of stone; a protuberance in the bark of a tree.
n. A deformed dwarf; a humpback.
n. In photography, a milled-edge roller used for dotting and softening outrunning lines and making dark spaces lighter.
Word Usage
"It's that scanner that peeks under your clothing, creating a ghostly but realistic image of your naked body, accurate down to every curve, knurl, protuberance, carbuncle, wen, bleb, wart and wattle and garfunkel."