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Definitions for grain

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  • 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)

  • The smallest possible unit of anything

  • Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

  • A relatively small granular particle of a substance

  • Dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

  • A cereal grass

  • 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

  • 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

  • A weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

  • The side of leather from which the hair has been removed

  • Form into grains

  • Become granular

  • Thoroughly work in

  • Paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

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