gradin, gradine

[Fr. gradin =a step, from Lat. gradus.] 1. One of a series of seats rising one above another. 2. A toothed chisel used by sculptors. grād-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [GRADE, υ.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act or proce of reducing to a certain grade or level.