The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in
wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.

The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any
fibrous material.

Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.;
hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of
pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.

The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement
of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness
or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine
grain.

The unit of the English system of weights; – so called
because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle
of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois,
and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See
Gram.

The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of
man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; – used
collectively.

See Groan.

i. tohum, tahıl, tane. My father is a grain dealer. (Babam tahıl tüccarıdır.)

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

A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence,
a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes
used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.