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dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"

a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"

1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

form into grains

paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

cereal grain suitable as food for human beings

thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"

a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"

1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

form into grains

A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.

Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.

The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to.0648 gram. See Gram.

A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.

The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain.

The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.

The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material.

The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.

The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff.

A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock. See Grained, a., 4.

Temper; natural disposition; inclination.

A sort of spice, the grain of paradise.

To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.

To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains.

To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.).

To yield fruit.

To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.

A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.

A tine, prong, or fork.

One the branches of a valley or of a river.

An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed points.

A blade of a sword, knife, etc.

A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core.

The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; - used collectively.

A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.

Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.

A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.

The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain.

The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.

The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material.

The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.

The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff.

A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock. See Grained, a., 4.

Temper; natural disposition; inclination.

A sort of spice, the grain of paradise.

To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.

To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains.

To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.).

To yield fruit.

To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.

A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.

A tine, prong, or fork.

One the branches of a valley or of a river.

An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed points.

A blade of a sword, knife, etc.

A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core.

The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; - used collectively.

The unit of the English system of weights; - so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .

To yield fruit.

To granulate.

Any very small hard mass; a seed; kernel; minute particle.

Cereals, collectively.

A weight, the 1/7000 Part of a pound avoirdupois.

Innate quality or character.

Those grasses (POACEAE) which yield edible seeds commonly recognized as food grains.

Any very small hard seed or kernel; a single seed of corn; the fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; the smallest particle or amount; a unit of weight equal to 1/20 of a scruple or 1/24 penny weight; the arrangement of particles in a body; as, the grain of any kind of wood; texture.

To form into small particles; to paint in imitation of the grain of wood.

Grainer.

Cereals.

A single small hard seed: (collectively) the seeds of certain plants which form the chief food of man: a minute particle: a very small quantity: the smallest British weight: the arrangement of the particles of fibres of anything, as stone or wood: texture: the dye made from cochineal insects, which, in the prepared state, resembles grains of seed: hence to DYE IN GRAIN is to dye deeply, also, to dye in the wool.

To paint in imitation of wood.

Corn; a small seed or particles; one seven-thousandth of a pound avoirdupois; arrangement of particles, as in stone, or fibres, as in wood.

To form into grains; to paint in imitation of the grain of wood.

The seed of cereals; a granular prominence on the back of a sepal.

Granum; the 60th part of a Troy, and the 72d part of a Poids de marc drachm.

Seed of a cereal plant.

Twentieth part of a scruple ; or 0.065 of a gram.

A seed; a fruit, especially of the cereals.

A weight; 0.065 gram. See table of weights and measures, in appendix.

The direction of the fibers or layers of a solid substance. [Lat.]

n. [French, Latin] A kernel; especially of corn, wheat, &c.:—the fruit of certain kindred plants which constitute the chief food of man, viz, corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, and the like—used collectively;—any small, hard particle; a small portion;—a small weight, being the 20th part of a scruple in apothecaries’ weight, and the 24th of a pennyweight troy;—a red colour of any tint or hue,especially Tyrian purple;—that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness; direction of the veins or fibres of wood;—hence, natural temper, disposition, or inclination;—pl. The husks or remains of malt after brewing, or of any grain after distillation; hence, any residuum.

A single feed of corn; corn; the feed of any fruit; any minute particle; the smallest weight; any thing proverbially small; Grain of allowance, something indulged or remitted; the direction of the fibres of wood, or other fibrous matter; died or stained substance; temper, disposition humour; the form of the surface with regard to roughness and smoothness.