A fragment, particle, atom. every grot = every whit.

A small particle of anything; a grain, as of dust. Obsolete exc. dialect.

In extended use (usually from sense 1a): a minute particle of something, an atom; (hence) something very minute or trivial, a trifle. In negative…

A minute fragment or quantity of matter; the smallest perceptible or discernible part of an aggregation or mass; (formerly often) an atom or molecule.

Something extremely small, so as to be like or comparable to a pinprick; a tiny mark or speck.

A small or minute particle of something.

An atom, a mote (cf. atom, n. III.). Also figurative.

A small particle, a minute part. Also figurative: a tiny detail. Obsolete.

With a and plural. in Cookery, etc., a small ‘pinch’ of something in the form of powder.

A single grain or particle of sand, dust, etc.

A very small amount. A minute fragment or portion; a tiny amount. Also figurative in negative contexts.

The smallest conceivable part or fragment of anything; a very minute portion; a particle, a jot. The smallest quantity or portion of something…

figurative (after Matthew v. 18; see jot, n.1): The least, or a very small, particle or quantity; an atom. (Mostly with negative expressed or…

A fragment scraped off, a shaving. Formerly also: a tiny particle, an atom. Chiefly in plural. Obsolete.

A diminutive body; a corpuscle, an atom.

A particle of matter. Obsolete.

A small grain or particle; cf. dust, n.1 2a.

A tiny amount of something; a jot, an iota.

The least possible portion of something; a tiny particle, a jot. Formerly also in scientific use: = minimum, n. 2a.

A small particle; a flake, speck.

gen. A very small particle.

With of. A very small amount; an iota, a jot. Chiefly in negative contexts.

The French preposition de, used as a prefix of nobility in personal names.