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Smut :: Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis..

Knurl :: Knurl (n.) One who, or that which, is crossgrained..

Cockle :: Cockle (n.) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage).

Harp :: Harp (n.) A grain sieve.

Grains :: Grains (n.) Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See Grainer. n., 1..

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..

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

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To reap, as grain..

Spelt :: Spelt (n.) A species of grain (Triticum Spelta) much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland; -- called also German wheat.

Export :: Export (v. t.) To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc..

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

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

Felsite :: Felsite (n.) A finegrained rock, flintlike in fracture, consisting essentially of orthoclase feldspar with occasional grains of quartz..

Cereal :: Cereal (n.) Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural..

Wheedle :: Wheedle (v. t.) To grain, or get away, by flattery..

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..

Wolf :: Wolf (a.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf..

Karob :: Karob (n.) The twenty-fourth part of a grain; -- a weight used by goldsmiths.

Staddle :: Staddle (v. i.) The frame of a stack of hay or grain.

Breadstuff :: Breadstuff (n.) Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made..

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