knurl

Etymology
, from, earlier sense “a stone”, likely influenced by.

is a later variant, from, via.

Noun

 * 1) A contorted knot in wood.
 * 2) A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
 * 3) A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:


 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish: pyällys
 * French:
 * German: Rändelung,
 * Macedonian: нарецкување
 * Polish: radełkowanie, moletowanie, ryflowanie
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: nareckivanje, radlovanje,
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1) To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.