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grafting

/ˈɡɹæftɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
  2. The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
  3. The transplanting of a portion of flesh, hair or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.
  4. A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.

Plural graftings

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“Once, sir, when I was grafting a rose-tree.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 649 · C1

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