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Tola :: Tola (n.) A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.

Knot :: Knot (n.) A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.

Milligramme :: Milligramme (n.) A measure of weight, in the metric system, being the thousandth part of a gram, equal to the weight of a cubic millimeter of water, or .01543 of a grain avoirdupois..

Grime :: Grime (n.) Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained..

Atheroid :: Atheroid (a.) Shaped like an ear of grain.

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

Tank :: Tank (n.) A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls..

Filigree :: Filigree (n.) Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which the wire is soldered, being arranged in designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque pattern..

Roughhewn :: Roughhewn (a.) Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained.

Grosgrain :: Grosgrain (a.) Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.

Obole :: Obole (n.) A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple..

Parchment :: Parchment (n.) The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp..

Thresher :: Thresher (n.) One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine..

Rice :: Rice (n.) A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed..

Split :: Split (v. t.) To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin..

Quarter :: Quarter (n.) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal..

Provender :: Provender (n.) Dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats, or a mixture of ground grain; feed..

Flower :: Flower (n.) Grain pulverized; meal; flour.

Tupelo :: Tupelo (n.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge..

Seam :: Seam (n.) The quantity of eight bushels of grain.

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