grain

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

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

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

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

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

a cereal grass

the smallest possible unit of anything

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)

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

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

thoroughly work in

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

form into grains

become granular

See Groan.

To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.

To yield fruit.