Definition of Grain

Grain

See Groan.

A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.

The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used collectively.

Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.

The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See Gram.

A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.

The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain.

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; hence, any residuum. Also called draff.

A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock. See Grained, a., 4.

Temper; natural disposition; inclination.

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 soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.).

To yield fruit.

To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.

A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.

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.

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The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
Buddha

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me.
William Shakespeare

To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour.
William Blake

To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.
William Blake

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.
Henri Frederic Amiel

I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.
Og Mandino

Anyone with a grain of sense would know that if I punched my wife I would rip her head off. It's all lies. I have never laid a finger on her.
Mike Tyson

The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these fatty meats, our poor brethren in the developing world die of diseases of poverty, because the land is not used now to grow food grain for their families.
Jeremy Rifkin

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
Tom Stoppard

We had high and boisterous winds last night and this morning: the Indians continue to purchase repairs with grain of different kinds.
Meriwether Lewis