Definition of grain

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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..

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Daric :: Daric (n.) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric..
Grains :: Grains (n.) Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See Grainer. n., 1..
Grained :: Grained (a.) Having tubercles or grainlike processes, as the petals or sepals of some flowers..
Manna Croup :: Manna croup () The husked grains of manna grass.
Riddler :: Riddler (n.) One who riddles (grain, sand, etc.)..
Mow :: Mow (v. t.) To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away..
Esplees :: Esplees (n. pl.) The full profits or products which ground or land yields, as the hay of the meadows, the feed of the pasture, the grain of arable fields, the rents, services, and the like..
Granilla :: Granilla (n.) Small grains or dust of cochineal or the coccus insect.
Hoard :: Hoard (v. t.) To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain..
Corn :: Corn (n.) The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats..
Panic :: Panic (n.) A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass..
Grain :: Grain (a.) A sort of spice, the grain of paradise..
Daric :: Daric (n.) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer..
Aphanite :: Aphanite (n.) A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains..
Shack :: Shack (n.) The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which have fallen to the ground..
Reap :: Reap (v. t.) To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting..
Lodge :: Lodge (v. i.) To fall or lie down, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind..
Grosgrain :: Grosgrain (a.) Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.
Knurl :: Knurl (n.) A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
Call :: Call (n.) The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on..
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