Definition of grain

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

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Crossgrained :: Crossgrained (a.) Perverse; untractable; contrary.
Ergot :: Ergot (n.) A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea..
Caryopsis :: Caryopsis (n.) A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc..
Try :: Try (n.) A screen, or sieve, for grain..
Granulated :: Granulated (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar..
Shale :: Shale (n.) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure..
Filigrain :: Filigrain (n.) Alt. of Filigran.
Grain :: Grain (a.) Temper; natural disposition; inclination.
Harvester :: Harvester (n.) One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper.
Corn :: Corn (n.) A small, hard particle; a grain..
Grain :: Grain (n.) An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed points..
Fovilla :: Fovilla (n.) One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.
Rough-grained :: Rough-grained (a.) Having a rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having coarse traits of character; not polished; brisque..
Grain :: Grain (n.) A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.
Strike :: Strike (n.) An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle..
Capsheaf :: Capsheaf (n.) The top sheaf of a stack of grain: (fig.) the crowning or finishing part of a thing.
Jigger :: "Jigger (n.) A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i)..
Sand :: Sand (n.) Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet..
Hordeolum :: Hordeolum (n.) A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty..
Feed :: Feed (n.) That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep..
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