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Engrain :: Engrain (v. t.) To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to infuse deeply. See Ingrain.

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..

Multure :: Multure (n.) A grist or grinding; the grain ground.

Ivory :: Ivory (n.) The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility..

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood; as, to traverse a board..

Grained :: Grained (a.) Dyed in grain; ingrained.

Thatch :: Thatch (n.) Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain..

Kiln-dry :: Kiln-dry (v. t.) To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry meal or grain..

Grainer :: Grainer (n.) One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining..

Reap :: Reap (v. t.) To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting..

Migraine :: Migraine (n.) Same as Megrim.

Decagramme :: Decagramme (n.) A weight of the metric system; ten grams, equal to about 154.32 grains avoirdupois..

Golden :: Golden (a.) Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain..

Engrained :: Engrained (imp. & p. p.) of Engrai.

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

Coarse-grained :: Coarse-grained (a.) Having a coarse grain or texture, as wood; hence, wanting in refinement..

Bunt :: Bunt (n.) A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand..

Haulm :: Haulm (n.) The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw..

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..

Granulated :: Granulated (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar..

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