| Front | grain |greɪn| |
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| Back | noun 1 wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food. 2 a single fruit or seed of a cereal: 3 the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1/5760 of a pound troy and 1/7000 of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 0.0648 gram). 4 the longitudinal arrangement or pattern of fibres in wood, paper, etc.: 5 a person's character or natural tendency. 6 kermes or cochineal, or dye made from either of these. verb 1 give a rough surface or texture to: 2 (usu. as noun graining) paint (especially furniture or interior surfaces) in imitation of the grain of wood or marble. 3 remove hair from (a hide). 4 N. Amer. feed (a horse) on grain. DERIVATIVES grained adjective , grainer noun , grainless adjective |
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