| 释义 |
grain1 /grān/ noun- A single small hard seed
- Corn, in general
- A hard particle
- A very small quantity
- The smallest British weight (the average weight of a seed of corn) = 1/7000 of a pound avoirdupois and 1/5760 of a pound troy
- (in pl) refuse malt after brewing or distilling
- The arrangement, size and direction of the particles, fibres, or plates of stone, wood, etc
- Texture
- A granular surface
- The particles in a photographic emulsion which go to compose the photograph
- Dried bodies of kermes or of cochineal insects, once thought to be seeds (historical)
- The red dye made from these (historical)
- Any fast dye (to dye in grain is to dye deeply, also to dye in the wool; historical)
- Dye in general (obsolete)
- Innate quality or character
transitive verb- To form into grains, cause to granulate
- To paint in imitation of grain
- To dye in grain
- (in tanning) to take the hair off
ORIGIN: Fr grain, collective graine, from L grānum seed and grāna (orig pl); similar to corn1 grainˈage noun Duties on grain grained adjective - Granulated
- Subjected to graining
- Having a grain
- Rough
- Furrowed
grainˈer noun - A person who grains
- A paintbrush for graining
grainˈing noun - (specif) painting to imitate the grain of wood
- A process in tanning in which the grain of the leather is raised
grainˈy adjective - Having grains or kernels
- Having large grains, so indistinct (photography)
grain alcohol noun Alcohol made by the fermentation of grain grain amaranth see amarant grain leather noun Leather which has the side with the hair removed (grain side) facing outwards grains of Paradise plural noun The aromatic and pungent seeds of an African plant of the genus Amomum against the grain - Against the fibre of the wood
- Against the natural temper or inclination
in grain In substance, in essence take with a grain of salt see under salt1 |