a grain of rice

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• Rice writing — is the art and skill of being able to write small enough to write on a grain of rice. Some people like Bly the Rice Writer are able to write large amounts on single grains of rice.Rice writing originated in Turkey where it was believed that good… …   Wikipedia

• grain — [ greın ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the seeds from crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN that are used for food: bags of mixed grain a ) uncount food crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN: golden fields of grain b ) count an individual seed from one of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• RICE — (Heb. אֹרֶז, orez), Oryza sativa, introduced to Ereẓ Israel at the close of the Second Temple period. Within a short time it became a product of considerable economic importance. The rice of Ereẓ Israel was of excellent quality and an important… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Rice tea — may refer to:*Hyeonmi cha, a Korean tisane made from boiled toasted short grain brown rice *Genmaicha, a Japanese tea made from green tea leaves and toasted short grain brown riceee also*Tea Over Rice …   Wikipedia

• grain */*/ — UK [ɡreɪn] / US noun Word forms grain : singular grain plural grains 1) [uncountable] the seeds from crops such as wheat, rice, or barley that are used for food bags of mixed grain a) [uncountable] food crops such as wheat, rice, or barley golden …   English dictionary

• rice grain — noun : the granular structure of the sun s surface or photosphere when observed in white light * * * rice grain noun 1. A marking like a grain of rice on the sun s photosphere 2. A decoration in pottery made by pressing rice or other seeds into… …   Useful english dictionary

• grain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fruit, cereal, seed, grist, kernel; texture, temper, tendency; mite, speck, bit (see littleness). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Seeds of domesticated grasses] Syn. cereal, cereals, corn (British), small… …   English dictionary for students

• rice weevil — noun brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice • Syn: ↑black weevil, ↑Sitophylus oryzae • Hypernyms: ↑weevil • Member Holonyms: ↑Sitophylus, ↑genus Sitophylus * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• rice body — noun : a smooth glistening ovoid particle like a grain of rice in joints and the sheaths of tendons and bursae occurring as a result of chronic inflammation usually used in plural …   Useful english dictionary

• Rice Krispies — (known as Rice Bubbles in Australia) is a brand of breakfast cereal that was created in 1927 by Kellogg s and released to the market in 1928. They are made of crisped rice, that is, rice grains which are cooked, dried and toasted. These kernels… …   Wikipedia

• Grain milk — Rice milk as sold in Germany (where the law prohibits usage of the word milk in the label for any non animal milk). Grain milk is a milk substitute made from fermented grain or from flour. Grain milk can be made from oats …   Wikipedia