Definition of grain

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

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Swath :: Swath (v. t.) A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.
Dolerite :: Dolerite (n.) A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it is considered equivalent to a coarse-grained basalt..
Porphyritic :: Porphyritic (a.) Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz, or augite, in a relatively fine-grained base, often aphanitic or cryptocrystalline..
Grain :: Grain (n.) 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..
Wool-dyed :: Wool-dyed (a.) Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed; ingrain..
Grainer :: Grainer (n.) A knife for taking the hair off skins.
Sheaf :: Sheaf (v. i.) To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves..
Staddle :: Staddle (v. i.) The frame of a stack of hay or grain.
Grained :: Grained (a.) Painted or stained in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc..
Grain :: Grain (n.) A blade of a sword, knife, etc..
Ripen :: Ripen (v. i.) To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun..
Ounce :: Ounce (n.) A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains..
Badger :: Badger (n.) An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
Mustaiba :: Mustaiba (n.) A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like..
Grain :: Grain (n.) The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material.
Crippler :: Crippler (n.) A wooden tool used in graining leather.
Barn :: Barn (n.) A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables..
Decigramme :: Decigramme (n.) A weight in the metric system; one tenth of a gram, equal to 1.5432 grains avoirdupois..
Engrain :: Engrain (v. t.) To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain..
Spore :: Spore (n.) A minute grain or germ; a small, round or ovoid body, formed in certain organisms, and by germination giving rise to a new organism; as, the reproductive spores of bacteria, etc..
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