A small, hard, usually roundish particle (e.g. of sand, gold, salt, pepper). with a grain of salt (figurative): see salt, n.1
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| 释义 | the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > a grain or granule (5) grainc1290 A small, hard, usually roundish particle (e.g. of sand, gold, salt, pepper). with a grain of salt (figurative): see salt, n.1 curn1474 Scottish. A grain. quern1503 Scottish. In early use: a small (specified) quantity of grain. Later: a grain; (also figurative) a small quantity of anything, a modicum. Cf. curn, n.… granule1652 A small grain; a small compact particle; a pellet. Employed spec. in Zoology and Botany, also in Astronomy and Pharmacology (see quots.). granula1694 = granule, n. |
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