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• 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

• grain — grainer, n. grainless, adj. /grayn/, n. 1. a small, hard seed, esp. the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet. 2. the gathered seed of food plants, esp. of cereal plants. 3. such plants collectively. 4. any small,… …   Universalium

• grain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from Anglo French grain cereal grain, from Latin granum; partly from Anglo French graine seed, kermes, from Latin grana, plural of granum more at corn Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) obsolete a single small… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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

• grain — noun 1 FOOD a) (U) the seeds of crops such as corn, wheat, or rice that are gathered for use as food, or these crops themselves b) (C) a single seed of corn, wheat etc 2 OF WOOD ETC the grain the natural arrangement of the threads or fibres (3)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• grain — [greɪn] noun 1) [C/U] a seed, or the seeds from plants such as wheat, rice, or BARLEY that are used for food 2) [U] plants that are used for food such as wheat, rice, or BARLEY 3) [C] a very small individual piece of a substance such as sand,… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Debate between sheep and grain — Fertile Crescent myth series Mesopotamian …   Wikipedia

• Feed cloth — Feed Feed, n. 1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. A grazing or pasture ground. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An allowance of provender given to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gros|grain — «GROH GRAYN», noun, adjective. –n. a closely woven silk or rayon cloth with heavy cross threads and a dull finish, used especially for ribbons and accessories. –adj. having heavy cross threads and dull finish. ╂[< French gros grain coarse… …   Useful english dictionary

• Felt grain — Felt Felt, n. [AS. felt; akin to D. vilt, G. filz, and possibly to Gr. ? hair or wool wrought into felt, L. pilus hair, pileus a felt cap or hat.] 1. A cloth or stuff made of matted fibers of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To dye in the grain — Dye Dye (d[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dyed} (d[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dyeing}.] [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. de[ a]gian.] To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs. [1913 Webster] Cloth to be dyed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English