Obs. Forms: 5 staunche greine, 6 -grayne, stounchegrey, 7 stainshgraine. [f. STANCH sb.1 + GRAIN sb.1] a. A composition used in preparing the smooth surface of parchment. b. ? erron. (see quot. 1530).
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 472/2. Staunchegreyne, for wrytarys, planula.
a. 1500. Sloane MS. 2584 lf. 10. (Promp Parv. note) For to make staunchegreine.
1530. Palsgr., 275/2. Staunche grayne, an herbe.
1610. Folkingham, Art of Surv., II. vi. 58. It shal not be amisse to pounce the ground with a Stainsh-Graine of burnt Allome and a double quantity of pounded Rossin both finely searced…, thereby to preserue the Paper or Parchment from thorowe-piercing with the Colours.
