grain

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A branch of a tree
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
1/60 dram
1/7000 pound
a cereal grass
the smallest possible unit of anything
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
thoroughly work in
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
form into grains
become granular
A single small hard seed
The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves
Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc
The unit of the English system of weights
A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes
The composite particles of any substance
The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc
The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material
The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side
The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation
A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock
Temper
A sort of spice, the grain of paradise
To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc
To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains
To take the hair off (skins)
To yield fruit
To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization
A tine, prong, or fork
One the branches of a valley or of a river
An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed points
A blade of a sword, knife, etc
A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core
Residential area (city, town, village) in Germany in Bayern
Residential area (city, town, village) in United Kingdom in Medway

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