Definition of grain

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

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Crop :: Crop (n.) That which is cropped, cut, or gathered from a single felld, or of a single kind of grain or fruit, or in a single season; especially, the product of what is planted in the earth; fruit; harvest..
Acinaceous :: Acinaceous (a.) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them..
Mustaiba :: Mustaiba (n.) A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like..
Butting Joint :: Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint..
Hoard :: Hoard (v. t.) To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain..
Earcockle :: Earcockle (n.) A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms..
Darnel :: Darnel (n.) Any grass of the genus Lolium, esp. the Lolium temulentum (bearded darnel), the grains of which have been reputed poisonous. Other species, as Lolium perenne (rye grass or ray grass), and its variety L. Italicum (Italian rye grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay..
Grit :: Grit (n.) Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats..
Corn :: Corn (n.) A small, hard particle; a grain..
Granary :: Granary (n.) A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornbouse; also (Fig.), a region fertile in grain..
Grain :: Grain (n.) The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side..
Graining. :: Graining. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grai.
Knurl :: Knurl (n.) One who, or that which, is crossgrained..
Kiln-dry :: Kiln-dry (v. t.) To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry meal or grain..
Frumentaceous :: Frumentaceous (a.) Made of, or resembling, wheat or other grain..
Gavel :: Gavel (n.) A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle..
Jigger :: "Jigger (n.) A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i)..
Shovel :: Shovel (v. t.) An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances..
Dram :: Dram (n.) A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains..
Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc..
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