grain
11grain|y — «GRAY nee», adjective, grain|i|er, grain|i|est. 1. like the grain of wood or marble. 2. grainlike; granular: »a grainy surface …
12grain — [greɪn] noun [uncountable] FARMING crops such as corn, wheat, and rice: • Much of this grain is used to feed beef cattle * * * grain UK US /greɪn/ noun [C or U] ► a crop such as wheat and corn that is grown for food: »Ultra high prices of metals …
13grain — early 13c., scarlet dye made from insects (late 12c. in surnames), from O.Fr. grain (12c.) seed, grain, particle, berry, scarlet dye (see COCHINEAL (Cf. cochineal) for last sense), from L. granum seed, a grain, small kernel (see CORN (Cf. corn)… …
14Grain — Grain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grained} (gr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Graining.}] 1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. [1913 Webster] 3. To take the hair off (skins); …
15Grain — Grain, kleinstes englisches Gewicht im Troysystem. 24 Grain = 1 Pennyweight, 20 Pennyweight = 1 Ounce, 12 Ouncen = 1 Imperial Troy Pound = 373,24195 g. 1 Troy Pound ist daher gleich 5760 Grain, während das Imp. Pound Avoirdupois (Handelspfund) zu …
16Grain — Grain, v. i. [F. grainer, grener. See {Grain}, n.] 1. To yield fruit. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate. [1913 Webster] …
17Grain nu — ● Grain nu grain de céréale qui se sépare des glumelles lors du battage. (Lorsque les glumelles restent adhérentes, le grain est dit vêtu.) …
18Grain — (gr[=a]n), n. [See {Groin} a part of the body.] [1913 Webster] 1. A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. [Obs.] G. Douglas. [1913 Webster] 2. A tine, prong, or fork. Specifically: (a) One the branches of a valley or of a river. (b) pl.… …
19Grain — Grain, v. & n. See {Groan.} [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
20grain — gros grain égrain …
