grain

[grain]

When carpenters sand a piece of wood, they "go with the grain." Grain is the texture on piece of wood, which often forms long patterns that show the direction in which the tree grew.

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See Groan.

Noun
the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"

Noun
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

Noun
a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"

Noun
dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

Noun
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

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Noun
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

Noun
used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

Verb
become granular

Verb
form into grains

Verb
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

Verb
thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"


v. & n.
See Groan.

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

n.
The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used collectively.

n.
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.

n.
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.

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.

n.
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.

n.
The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.

n.
The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material.

n.
The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.

n.
The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff.

n.
A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock. See Grained, a., 4.

a.
Temper; natural disposition; inclination.

a.
A sort of spice, the grain of paradise.

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

v. t.
To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains.

v. t.
To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.).

n.
To yield fruit.

n.
To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.

n.
A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.

n.
A tine, prong, or fork.

n.
One the branches of a valley or of a river.

n.
An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed points.

n.
A blade of a sword, knife, etc.

n.
A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core.


Grain

Grain, v. & n. See Groan. [Obs.]

Grain

Grain , n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small kernel, small particle. See Corn, and cf. Garner, n., Garnet, Gram the chick-pea, Granule, Kernel.] 1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food. 2. The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used collectively.
Storehouses crammed with grain.
3. 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.
I . . . with a grain of manhood well resolved.
4. 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. 5. 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.
All in a robe of darkest grain.
Doing as the dyers do, who, having first dipped their silks in colors of less value, then give' them the last tincture of crimson in grain.
6. 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.
Hard box, and linden of a softer grain.
7. The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.
Knots, by the conflux of meeting sap, Infect the sound pine and divert his grain Tortive and errant from his course of growth.
8. The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material. 9. The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side. Knight. 10. pl. The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff. 11. (Bot.) A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock. See Grained, a., 4. 12. Temper; natural disposition; inclination. [Obs.]
Brothers . . . not united in grain.
13. A sort of spice, the grain of paradise. [Obs.]
He cheweth grain and licorice, To smellen sweet.
Against the grain, against or across the direction of the fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes; unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty. Swift.Saintsbury.-- A grain of allowance, a slight indulgence or latitude a small allowance. -- Grain binder, an attachment to a harvester for binding the grain into sheaves. -- Grain colors, dyes made from the coccus or kermes in sect. -- Grain leather. (a) Dressed horse hides. (b) Goat, seal, and other skins blacked on the grain side for women's shoes, etc. -- Grain moth (Zo'94l.), one of several small moths, of the family Tineid'91 (as Tinea granella and Butalis cereAlella), whose larv'91 devour grain in storehouses. -- Grain side (Leather), the side of a skin or hide from which the hair has been removed; -- opposed to flesh side. -- Grains of paradise, the seeds of a species of amomum. -- grain tin, crystalline tin ore metallic tin smelted with charcoal. -- Grain weevil (Zo'94l.), a small red weevil (Sitophilus granarius), which destroys stored wheat and othar grain, by eating out the interior. -- Grain worm (Zo'94l.), the larva of the grain moth. See grain moth, above. -- In grain, of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate; genuine. "Anguish in grain." Herbert.-- To dye in grain, to dye of a fast color by means of the coccus or kermes grain [see Grain, n., 5]; hence, to dye firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material. See under Dye.
The red roses flush up in her cheeks . . . Likce crimson dyed in grain.
-- To go against the grain of (a person), to be repugnant to; to vex, irritate, mortify, or trouble.

Grain

Grain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grained ; p. pr. & vb. n. Graining.] 1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. 2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. 3. To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.).

Grain

Grain, v. i. [F. grainer, grener. See Grain, n.] 1. To yield fruit. [Obs.] Gower. 2. To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.

Grain

Grain , n. [See Groin a part of the body.] 1. A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. [Obs.] G. Douglas. 2. A tine, prong, or fork. Specifically: (a) One the branches of a valley or of a river. (b) pl. An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed points. 3. A blade of a sword, knife, etc. 4. (Founding) A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core.

See Groan.

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

To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.

To yield fruit.

A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.

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Usage Examples

We incorporated new tastes and flavors into our kids' diets from a very early age, which helped to develop their palates and prevented them from becoming picky eaters. We don't buy junk food and give them options of fresh fruit, yogurt, raw almonds, or dried whole grain cereals for snack time.

Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the apparently mundane. Seeing the whole world in a grain of sand, that kind of thing.

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.

The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these fatty meats, our poor brethren in the developing world die of diseases of poverty, because the land is not used now to grow food grain for their families.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

We had high and boisterous winds last night and this morning: the Indians continue to purchase repairs with grain of different kinds.

A grain of poetry suffices to season a century.

I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world.

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me.

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