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Crossgrained :: Crossgrained (a.) Perverse; untractable; contrary.

Glume :: Glume (n.) The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt..

Chondro- :: Chondro- () A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos..

Stack :: Stack (a.) A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch..

Mace :: Mace (n.) A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains..

Lilly-pilly :: Lilly-pilly (n.) An Australian myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Smithii), having smooth ovate leaves, and panicles of small white flowers. The wood is hard and fine-grained..

Grain :: Grain (v. t.) To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc..

Frumentaceous :: Frumentaceous (a.) Made of, or resembling, wheat or other grain..

Sucker :: Sucken (n.) The jurisdiction of a mill, or that extent of ground astricted to it, the tenants of which are bound to bring their grain thither to be ground..

Grit :: Grit (n.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit..

Shock :: Shock (n.) A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook..

Kernel :: Kernel (n.) A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn..

Aphanite :: Aphanite (n.) A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains..

Scruple :: Scruple (n.) A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.

Thirdings :: Thirdings (n. pl.) The third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the tenant's death, due to the lord for a heriot, as within the manor of Turfat in Herefordshire..

Grain :: Grain (n.) A blade of a sword, knife, etc..

Wool-dyed :: Wool-dyed (a.) Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed; ingrain..

Granilla :: Granilla (n.) Small grains or dust of cochineal or the coccus insect.

Swinger :: Swingel (n.) The swinging part of a flail which falls on the grain in thrashing; the swiple.

Pug :: Pug (n.) Chaff; the refuse of grain.

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