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, hard particle, as of sand, gold, pepper, or gunpowder.
5.
the smallest unit of weight in most systems, originally determined by the weight of a plump grain of wheat. In the U.S. and British systems, as in avoirdupois, troy, and apothecaries' weights, the grain is identical. In an avoirdupois ounce there are 437.5 grains; in the troy and apothecaries' ounces there are 480 grains (one grain equals 0.0648 gram).
6.
the smallest possible amount of anything: a grain of truth.
7.
the arrangement or direction of fibers in wood, or the pattern resulting from this.
8.
the direction in which the fibers of a piece of dressed wood, as a board, rise to the surface: You should work with or across the grain, but never against.
9.
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed.
10.
a stamped pattern that imitates the natural grain of leather: used either on leather to simulate a different type of natural leather, or on coated cloth.
11.
Textiles.
a.
the fibers or yarn in a piece of fabric as differentiated from the fabric itself.
b.
the direction of threads in a woven fabric in relation to the selvage.
12.
the lamination or cleavage of stone, coal, etc.
13.
Metallurgy. any of the individual crystalline particles forming a metal.
14.
Jewelry. a unit of weight equal to 50 milligrams or 1/4 carat, used for pearls and sometimes for diamonds.
15.
the size of constituent particles of any substance; texture: sugar of fine grain.
16.
a granular texture or appearance: a stone of coarse grain.
17.
a state of crystallization: boiled to the grain.
18.
temper or natural character: two brothers of similar grain.
19.
Rocketry. a unit of solid propellant.
20.
Obsolete. color or hue.
–verb (used with object)
21.
to form into grains; granulate.
22.
to give a granular appearance to.
23.
to paint in imitation of the grain of wood, stone, etc.: metal doors grained to resemble oak.
24.
to feed grain to (an animal).
25.
Tanning.
a.
to remove the hair from (skins).
b.
to soften and raise the grain of (leather).
—Idioms
26.
against the or one's grain, in opposition to one's temper, inclination, or character: Haggling always went against her grain.
A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united: a single grain of wheat; gleaned the grains from the ground one at a time. Also called caryopsis.
The fruits of cereal grasses especially after having been harvested, considered as a group: The grain was stored in a silo.
A cereal grass: Wheat is a grain grown in Kansas.
Cereal grasses considered as a group: Grain is grown along the river.
A relatively small discrete particulate or crystalline mass: a grain of sand.
A small amount or the smallest amount possible: hasn't a grain of sense.
The side of a hide or piece of leather from which the hair or fur has been removed.
The pattern or markings on this side of leather.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
A cereal grass: Wheat is a grain grown in Kansas.
Cereal grasses considered as a group: Grain is grown along the river.
A relatively small discrete particulate or crystalline mass: a grain of sand.
A small amount or the smallest amount possible: hasn't a grain of sense.
The side of a hide or piece of leather from which the hair or fur has been removed.
The pattern or markings on this side of leather.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
A relatively small discrete particulate or crystalline mass: a grain of sand.
A small amount or the smallest amount possible: hasn't a grain of sense.
The side of a hide or piece of leather from which the hair or fur has been removed.
The pattern or markings on this side of leather.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
Aerospace A mass of solid propellant.
Abbr. gr. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 0.002285 ounce (0.065 gram). See Table at measurement.
The arrangement, direction, or pattern of the fibrous tissue in wood.
The side of a hide or piece of leather from which the hair or fur has been removed.
The pattern or markings on this side of leather.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
The pattern produced, as in stone, by the arrangement of particulate constituents.
The relative size of the particles composing a substance or pattern: a coarse grain.
A painted, stamped, or printed design that imitates the pattern found in wood, leather, or stone.
The direction or texture of fibers in a woven fabric.
A state of fine crystallization.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
Archaic Color; tint.
v.
grained, grain·ing, grains
v.
tr.
To cause to form into grains; granulate.
To paint, stamp, or print with a design imitating the grain of wood, leather, or stone.
To give a granular or rough texture to.
To remove the hair or fur from (hides) in preparation for tanning.
v.
intr.
To form grains.
[Middle English, from Old French graine, from Latin grānum; see gə-no- in Indo-European roots.]
c.1202, from O.Fr. grein, from L. granum "seed" (see corn). As collective sing. meaning "seed of wheat and allied grasses used as food," it is attested from c.1315. Extended in M.E. to other objects (e.g. salt, sand). Used of wood (1565), from the arrangement of fibers, which resemble seeds. Hence, against the grain (1650), a metaphor from carpentry: cutting across the fibers of the wood is more difficult than cutting along them.
a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
2.
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
3.
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
4.
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
5.
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
6.
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
7.
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
8.
a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
9.
the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"
10.
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"
11.
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" [syn: texture]
verb
1.
thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" [syn: ingrain]
2.
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
Grain Valley, MO (city, FIPS 28090) Location: 39.00722 N, 94.20682 W Population (1990): 1898 (727 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64029
Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka['u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. Grain, Kernel.]1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. 2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats. Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in the United States, to maize, or Indian corn, of which there are several kinds; as, yellow corn, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when ripe; white or southern corn, which grows to a great height, and has long white kernels; sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any small variety, used for popping. 3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing. In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton. 4. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." --Bp. Hall. "A corn of powder." --Beau. & Fl. Corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal. Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake. Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma or Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain fields. Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; -- called also sword lily. Corn fly. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is Chlorops t[ae]niopus. (b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted. Corn fritter, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. [U. S.] Corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate. Corn marigold. (Bot.) See under Marigold. Corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. [U.S.] Corn parsley (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus (Petroselinum segetum), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia. Corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn. Corn poppy (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rh[oe]as), common in European cornfields; -- also called corn rose. Corn rent, rent paid in corn. Corn rose. See Corn poppy. Corn salad (Bot.), a name given to several species of Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. V. olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce. Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.] Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula. Corn weevil. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus ze[ae]) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil.
En*grain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Engraining.] [Pref. en- + grain. Cf. Ingrain.]1. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain. Leaves engrained in lusty green. --Spenser. 2. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to infuse deeply. See Ingrain. The stain hath become engrained by time. --Sir W. Scott. 3. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See Grain, v. t., 1.
Fil"i*grain\, Filigrane \Fil"i*grane\, n. [Sp. filigrana (cf. It. filigrana, E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma thread + granum grain. See File a row, and Grain, and cf. Filigree.] Filigree. [Archaic] With her head . . . touches the crown of filigrane. --Longfellow.
Gar"ner\, n. [OE. garner, gerner, greiner, OF. gernier, grenier, F. grenier, fr. L. granarium, fr. granum. See 1st Grain, and cf. Granary.] A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.
Gar"net\, n. [OE. gernet, grenat, OF. grenet,grenat, F. grenat, LL. granatus, fr. L. granatum pomegranate, granatus having many grains or seeds, fr. granum grain, seed. So called from its resemblance in color and shape to the grains or seeds of the pomegranate. See Grain, and cf. Grenade, Pomegranate.] (Min.) A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms. Note: There are also white, green, yellow, brown, and black varieties. The garnet is a silicate, the bases being aluminia lime (grossularite, essonite, or cinnamon stone), or aluminia magnesia (pyrope), or aluminia iron (almandine), or aluminia manganese (spessartite), or iron lime (common garnet, melanite, allochroite), or chromium lime (ouvarovite, color emerald green). The transparent red varieties are used as gems. The garnet was, in part, the carbuncle of the ancients. Garnet is a very common mineral in gneiss and mica slate. Garnet berry (Bot.), the red currant; -- so called from its transparent red color. Garnet brown (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff, produced as an explosive brown crystalline substance with a green or golden luster. It consists of the potassium salt of a complex cyanogen derivative of picric acid.
![[P]](http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium_mh.gif){kind=small}
Audio Help [greyn] Pronunciation Key 
ə-no- in Indo-European roots.]
