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See Groan. |
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A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those
plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food. |
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The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of
man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used
collectively. |
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Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.;
hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of
pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc. |
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The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called
because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle
of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois,
and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See
Gram. |
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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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The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement
of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness
or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine
grain. |
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The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in
wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc. |
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The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any
fibrous material. |
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The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that
side. |
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The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation;
hence, any residuum. Also called draff. |
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A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the
common dock. See Grained, a., 4. |
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Temper; natural disposition; inclination. |
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A sort of spice, the grain of paradise. |
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To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. |
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To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. |
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To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the
grain of (leather, etc.). |
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To yield fruit. |
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To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result
of crystallization; to granulate. |
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A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. |
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A tine, prong, or fork. |
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One the branches of a valley or of a river. |
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An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed
points. |
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A blade of a sword, knife, etc. |
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A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core. |
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