English-Thai Dictionary

grain

N ลาย เนื้อไม้  lai-nuan-mai

 

grain

N หน่วย มา ตราชั่ง  nuai-mad-tra-chang

 

grain

N เมล็ดข้าว  เมล็ด  เมล็ด พืช  เม็ด ข้าว  ธัญพืช  เนื้อไม้  seed bulb ma-lad-kao

 

grain

N เม็ด เล็กๆ  ma-lad-lek-lek

 

grainfield

N นา ข้าว 

 

grains

N ฉมวก  หอก  ทวน  หลาว  vha-muak

 

grainy

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น เมล็ด  granular lumpy sueng-pen-ma-led

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRAIN

n.[L. granum. ] 1. Any small hard mass; as a grain of sand or gravel. Hence,
2. A single seed or hard seed of a plant, particularly of those kinds whose seeds are used for food of man or beast. This is usually inclosed in a proper shell or covered with a husk, and contains the embryo of a new plant. Hence,
3. Grain, without a definitive, signifies corn in general, or the fruit of certain plants which constitutes the chief food of man and beast, as wheat, rye, barley, oats and maiz.
4. A minute particle.
5. A small weight, or the smallest weight ordinarily used, being the twentieth part of the scruple in apothecaries' weight, and the twenty fourth of a pennyweight troy.
6. A component part of stones and metals.
7. The veins or fibers of wood or other fibrous substance; whence, cross-grained, and against the grain.
8. The body or substance of wood as modified by the fibers.
Hard box, and linden of a softer grain.
9. The body or substance of a thing considered with respect to the size, form or direction of the constituent particles; as stones of a fine grain.
The tooth of a sea-horse, contains a curdled grain.
1 . Any thing proverbially small; a very small particle or portion; as a grain of wit or of common sense.
Neglect not to make use of any grain of grace.
11. Dyed or stained substance.
All in a robe of darkest grain.
12. The direction of the fibers of wood or other fibrous substance; hence the phrase, against the grain, applied to animals, that is, against their natural tempers.
13. The heart or temper; as brothers not united in grain.
14. The form of the surface of any thing with respect to smoothness or roughness; state of the grit of any body composed of grains; as sandstone of a fine grain.
15. A tine, prong or spike.
A grain of allowance, a small allowance or indulgence; a small portion to be remitted; something above or below just weight.
To dye in grain, is to dye in the raw material, as wool or silk before it is manufactured.

 

GRAIN

v.i.To yield fruit.

 

GRAIN, GRANE

for groan. [Not in use. ]

 

GRAINED

a.Rough; made less smooth. 1. Dyed in grain; ingrained.

 

GRAINER

n.A lixivium obtained by infusing pigeon's dung in water; used by tanners to give flexibility to skins.

 

GRAINING

n.Indentation. 1. A fish of the dace kind.

 

GRAINS

n.[in the plural. ] The husks or remains of malt after brewing, or of any grain after distillation. Grains of paradise, an Indian spice, the seeds of a species of Amomum.

 

GRAINSTAFF

n.A quarter-staff.

 

GRAINY

a.Full of grains or corn; full of kernels.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRAIN

GRAIN Grain, v. & n.

 

Defn: See Groan. [Obs. ]

 

GRAIN

Grain, n. Etym: [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small kernel, small particle. See Corn, and cf. Garner, n., Garnet, Gram the chick- pea, Granule, Kernel. ]

 

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

 

2. The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc. , or the plants themselves; -- used collectively. Storehouses crammed with grain. Shak.

 

3. 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. I... with a grain of manhood well resolved. Milton.

 

4. 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, grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,76 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to. 648 gram. See Gram.

 

5. 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. All in a robe of darkest grain. Milton. Doing as the dyers do, who, having first dipped their silks in colors of less value, then give' them the last tincture of crimson in grain. Quoted by Coleridge, preface to Aids to Reflection.

 

6. 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. Hard box, and linden of a softer grain. Dryden.

 

7. The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc. Knots, by the conflux of meeting sap, Infect the sound pine and divert his grain Tortive and errant from his course of growth. Shak.

 

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

 

9. The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side. Knight.

 

1 . pl.

 

Defn: The remains of grain, etc. , after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff.

 

11. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock. See Grained, a., 4.

 

12. Temper; natural disposition; inclination. [Obs. ] Brothers... not united in grain. Hayward.

 

13. A sort of spice, the grain of paradise. [Obs. ] He cheweth grain and licorice, To smellen sweet. Chaucer. Against the grain, against or across the direction of the fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes; unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty. Swift. Saintsbury.-- A grain of allowance, a slight indulgence or latitude a small allowance. -- Grain binder, an attachment to a harvester for binding the grain into sheaves. -- Grain colors, dyes made from the coccus or kermes in sect. -- Grain leather. (a ) Dressed horse hides. (b ) Goat, seal, and other skins blacked on the grain side for women's shoes, etc. -- Grain moth (Zoöl.), one of several small moths, of the family Tineidæ (as Tinea granella and Butalis cereAlella ), whose larvæ devour grain in storehouses. -- Grain side (Leather ), the side of a skin or hide from which the hair has been removed; -- opposed to flesh side. -- Grains of paradise, the seeds of a species of amomum. -- grain tin, crystalline tin ore metallic tin smelted with charcoal. -- Grain weevil (Zoöl.), a small red weevil (Sitophilus granarius ),which destroys stored wheat and othar grain, by eating out the interior. -- Grain worm (Zoöl.), the larva of the grain moth. See grain moth, above. -- In grain, of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate; genuine. "Anguish in grain. " Herbert. -- To dye in grain, to dye of a fast color by means of the coccus or kermes grain [see Grain, n., 5 ]; hence, to dye firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material. See under Dye. The red roses flush up in her cheeks... Likce crimson dyed in grain. Spenser. -- To go against the grain of (a person ), to be repugnant to; to vex, irritate, mortify, or trouble.

 

GRAIN

Grain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grained; p. pr. & vb. n. Graining. ]

 

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

 

2. To form (powder, sugar, etc. ) into grains.

 

3. To take the hair off (skins ); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc. ).

 

GRAIN

Grain, v. i. Etym: [F. grainer, grener. See Grain, n.]

 

1. To yield fruit. [Obs. ] Gower.

 

2. To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.

 

GRAIN

Grain, n. Etym: [See Groin a part of the body. ]

 

1. A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. [Obs. ] G. Douglas.

 

2. A tine, prong, or fork. Specifically: (a ) One the branches of a valley or of a river. (b ) pl.

 

Defn: An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed points.

 

3. A blade of a sword, knife, etc.

 

4. (Founding )

 

Defn: A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core.

 

GRAINED

GRAINED Grained, a.

 

1. Having a grain; divided into small particles or grains; showing the grain; hence, rough.

 

2. Dyed in grain; ingrained. Persons lightly dipped, not grained, in generous honesty, are but pale in goodness. Sir T. Browne.

 

3. Painted or stained in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.

 

4. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having tubercles or grainlike processes, as the petals or sepals of some flowers.

 

GRAINER

GRAINER Grain "er, n.

 

1. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.

 

2. A knife for taking the hair off skins.

 

3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. ; also, the brush or tool used in graining.

 

GRAINFIELD

GRAINFIELD Grain "field `, n.

 

Defn: A field where grain is grown.

 

GRAINING

GRAINING Grain "ing, n.

 

1. Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins. Locke.

 

2. A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised.

 

3. Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood, atone, etc.

 

4. (Soap Making )

 

Defn: The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt.

 

GRAINING

GRAINING Grain "ing, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris ); - called also dobule, and dace.

 

GRAINS

GRAINS Grains, n. pl.

 

1. See 5th Grain, n., 2 (b ).

 

2. Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See Grainer. n., 1.

 

GRAINY

GRAINY Grain "y, a.

 

Defn: Resembling grains; granular.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

grain

grain |grān ɡreɪn | ▶noun 1 wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food. • the seeds of such cereals: [ as modifier ] : grain exports. 2 a single fruit or seed of a cereal: a few grains of corn. • a small hard particle of a substance such as salt or sand: a grain of salt. • the smallest possible quantity or amount of a quality: there wasn't a grain of truth in what he said. • a discrete particle or crystal in a metal, igneous rock, etc. , typically visible only when a surface is magnified. • a piece of solid propellant for use in a rocket engine. 3 (abbr.: gr. ) the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1 /5760 of a pound troy and 1 /7000 of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 0.0648 grams ). [because originally the weight was equivalent to that of a grain of wheat. ] 4 the longitudinal arrangement or pattern of fibers in wood, paper, etc.: he scored along the grain of the table with the knife. • roughness in texture of wood, stone, etc. ; the arrangement and size of constituent particles: the lighter, finer grain of the wood is attractive. • the rough or textured outer surface of leather, or of a similar artificial material. • Mining lamination or planes of cleavage in materials such as stone and coal. • Photography a granular appearance of a photograph or negative, which is in proportion to the size of the emulsion particles composing it. 5 archaic a person's character or natural tendency. 6 historical kermes or cochineal, or dye made from either of these. [the kermes was thought to consist of grains. ] ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. be grained ) give a rough surface or texture to: her fingers were grained with chalk dust. • [ no obj. ] form into grains: if the sugar does grain up, add more water. 2 (usu. as noun graining ) paint (esp. furniture or interior surfaces ) in imitation of the grain of wood or marble: the art of graining and marbling. 3 remove hair from (a hide ): (as adj. grained ) : the boots were of best grained leather. 4 feed (a horse ) on grain. PHRASES against the grain contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something: it goes against the grain to tell outright lies. [from the fact that wood is easier to cut along the line of the grain. ] in grain thorough, genuine, by nature, or downright; indelible. [from dyed in the grain . ]DERIVATIVES grained adjective [ usu. in combination ] : coarse-grained sandstone, grain er noun, grain less adjective ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of wheat ’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum .

 

grain beetle

grain bee tle ▶noun a small beetle that infests grain stores and warehouses. [Cucujidae and other families: several species, in particular the tropical saw-toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis ), now found worldwide. ]

 

grain borer

grain bor er ▶noun a beetle that feeds on grain and rice and is a common pest of granaries and flour mills. [Family Bostrichidae: several species, including the tropical lesser grain borer (Rhizopertha dominica ), now found worldwide. ]

 

Grainger, Percy

Grainger, Percy |ˈgreɪndʒə | (1882 –1961 ), Australian-born American composer and pianist; full name George Percy Aldridge Grainger. From 1901 he lived in London, where he collected, edited, and arranged English folk songs. Notable works: Shepherd's Hey (1911 ).

 

grain leather

grain leath er ▶noun leather dressed with the grain side outward.

 

grain side

grain side ▶noun the side of a hide on which the hair was.

 

grains of paradise

grains of par a dise ▶plural noun the seeds of a West African plant of the ginger family, resembling those of cardamom and used as a spice and in herbal medicine. Also called malaguetta. [The plant is Aframomum melegueta, family Zingiberaceae. ]

 

grain weevil

grain wee vil ▶noun a weevil that is a common pest of stored grain, which is eaten by the larvae. [Sitophilus granarius, family Curculionidae. ]

 

grain whiskey

grain whis key ▶noun whiskey made mainly from corn and barley.

 

grain whisky

grain whisky ▶noun [ mass noun ] whisky made mainly from wheat or maize.

 

grainy

grain y |ˈgrānē ˈɡreɪni | ▶adjective ( grainier, grainiest ) 1 granular: a juicy, grainy texture. • Photography showing visible grains of emulsion, as characteristic of old photographs or modern high-speed film. • (of sound, esp. recorded music or a voice ) having a rough or gravelly quality: the grainy sound of bootleg cassettes. 2 (of wood ) having prominent grain. DERIVATIVES grain i ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

grain

grain |greɪn | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food. • the seeds of wheat or other cultivated cereals. 2 a single fruit or seed of a cereal: a few grains of corn. • a small hard particle of a substance such as salt or sand: a grain of salt. • the smallest possible quantity or amount of a quality: there wasn't a grain of truth in what he said. • a discrete particle or crystal in a metal, igneous rock, etc. , typically visible only when a surface is magnified. • a piece of solid propellant for use in a rocket engine. 3 (abbrev.: gr. ) the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1 /5760 of a pound troy and 1 /7000 of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 0.0648 gram ). [because originally the weight was equivalent to that of a grain of corn. ] 4 [ mass noun ] the longitudinal arrangement or pattern of fibres in wood, paper, etc.: he scored along the grain of the table with the knife. • the texture of wood, stone, etc. , as determined by the arrangement and size of constituent particles: the lighter, finer grain of the wood is attractive. • the rough or wrinkled outer surface of leather, or of a similar artificial material. • Mining lamination or planes of cleavage in materials such as stone and coal. • Photography a grainy appearance of a photograph or negative, which is in proportion to the size of the emulsion particles composing it. 5 archaic a person's character or natural tendency. 6 [ mass noun ] historical kermes or cochineal, or dye made from either of these. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 give a rough surface or texture to: her fingers were grained with chalk dust. • [ no obj. ] form into grains. 2 (usu. as noun graining ) paint (especially furniture or interior surfaces ) in imitation of the grain of wood or marble. 3 remove hair from (a hide ). 4 N. Amer. feed (a horse ) on grain. PHRASES against the grain contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something: it goes against the grain to tell outright lies. [from the fact that wood is easier to cut along the line of the grain. ]DERIVATIVES grained adjective [ usu. in combination ] : coarse-grained sandstone, grainer noun, grainless adjective ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of corn ’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum .

 

grain beetle

grain bee ¦tle ▶noun a small beetle which infests grain stores and warehouses. ●Cucujidae and other families: several species, in particular the tropical saw-toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis ), now found worldwide.

 

grain borer

grain borer ▶noun a beetle that feeds on grain and rice and is a common pest of granaries and flour mills. ●Family Bostrichidae: several species, including the tropical lesser grain borer (Rhizopertha dominica ), now found worldwide.

 

Grainger, Percy

Grainger, Percy |ˈgreɪndʒə | (1882 –1961 ), Australian-born American composer and pianist; full name George Percy Aldridge Grainger. From 1901 he lived in London, where he collected, edited, and arranged English folk songs. Notable works: Shepherd's Hey (1911 ).

 

grain leather

grain lea ¦ther ▶noun [ mass noun ] leather dressed with the grain side outwards.

 

grain side

grain side ▶noun the side of a hide on which the hair was.

 

grains of Paradise

grains of Paradise ▶plural noun the seeds of a West African plant of the ginger family, resembling those of cardamom and used as a spice and in herbal medicine. Also called malaguetta. ●The plant is Aframomum melegueta, family Zingiberaceae.

 

grain weevil

grain wee ¦vil ▶noun a weevil that is a common pest of stored grain, which is eaten by the larvae. ●Sitophilus granarius, family Curculionidae.

 

grain whiskey

grain whis key ▶noun whiskey made mainly from corn and barley.

 

grain whisky

grain whisky ▶noun [ mass noun ] whisky made mainly from wheat or maize.

 

grainy

grainy |ˈgreɪni | ▶adjective ( grainier, grainiest ) 1 granular: soft cheese with a slightly grainy texture. • Photography showing visible grains of emulsion, as characteristic of old photographs or modern high-speed film. • (of sound, especially recorded music ) having a rough or gravelly quality: the grainy sound of bootleg cassettes. 2 (of wood ) having prominent grain. DERIVATIVES graininess noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

grain

grain noun 1 the local farmers grow grain: cereal, cereal crops. 2 a grain of wheat: kernel, seed, grist. 3 grains of sand: granule, particle, speck, mote, mite; bit, piece; scrap, crumb, fragment, morsel. 4 a grain of truth: trace, hint, tinge, suggestion, shadow; bit, soupçon; scintilla, ounce, iota, jot, whit, scrap, shred; informal smidgen, smidge, tad. 5 the grain of the lumber: texture, surface, finish; weave, pattern.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

grain

grain noun 1 it's uneconomical for local farmers to grow grain: cereal, cereal crops. 2 a grain of corn: kernel, seed, grist, fruit. 3 grains of sand: granule, particle, speck, spot, mote, mite, dot; bit, piece; scrap, crumb, fragment, flake, morsel, iota, molecule, atom. 4 there was a grain of truth in what he said: trace, hint, suggestion, suspicion, tinge, shadow; small amount, bit, little bit, soupçon; spark, scintilla, ounce, modicum, iota, jot, whit, scrap, shred, spot, drop, pinch; Irish stim; informal smidgen, smidge, tad; archaic scantling, scruple. 5 the grain of the timber | a kind of leather with a fine grain: texture, intertexture, surface, finish, feel; weave, nap, fibre, fabric, pattern.

 

Duden Dictionary

Grain

Grain Substantiv, Neutrum , das |grɛ̃ː |das Grain; Genitiv: des Grains, Plural: die Grains lateinisch-französisch besonders für Kleider verwendetes, zweischüssiges Ripsgewebe

 

Grain

Grain Substantiv, maskulin , der |greɪn |der Grain; Genitiv: des Grains, Plural: die Grains (aber: 10 -) lateinisch-französisch -englisch ; »Korn «älteres Gewicht für feine Wiegungen Gold, Silber, Diamanten und Perlen

 

grainieren

grai nie ren schwaches Verb Fachsprache |grain ie ren grɛ …|Papier, Karton, Pappe einseitig narben, aufrauen

 

French Dictionary

grain

grain n. m. nom masculin 1 Le fruit des céréales, la graine de certaines légumineuses. : Des grains de blé. 2 Corps très petit et sphérique. : Des grains de sable, des grains de poivre. Du café en grains. 3 maritime Coup de vent violent et subit. : Recevoir un grain. LOCUTIONS Grain de beauté. Petite tache brune sur la peau. Veiller au grain. figuré maritime Se disposer à manœuvrer à l ’approche d ’un grain et, au figuré, se tenir sur ses gardes.

 

graine

graine n. f. nom féminin Semence des plantes à fleurs. : Des graines de marguerites.

 

graineterie

graineterie n. f. nom féminin Commerce des graines. Prononciation Les e des deuxième et troisième syllabes ne se prononcent pas, [grɛntri ]

 

grainetier

grainetier grainetière n. m. f. féminin et nom masculin Personne qui vend des grains, des graines, des bulbes, etc. Prononciation Le e central ne se prononce pas, [grɛntje, grɛntjɛr ]

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

grain

grain /ɡreɪn /〖語源は 「(穀類の )種 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖集合的 〗穀物 , 穀類 (｟英 ｠corn )▸ increase the grain harvest 穀物収穫高を増加させる .2 C 穀物の種子 , 穀粒 ▸ whole grain bread 全粒のパン 〘未脱穀の穀物を使用したもの 〙.3 C (塩 砂などの )粒 ▸ a grain of salt 1粒の塩 ▸ pollen grains 花粉 4 C 〖通例a ～ of A 〗少量のA, わずかなA (!Aは U 名詞 ) ▸ There is more than a grain of truth in what he says .彼の言うことには少なからず真実がある ▸ a wedded life without a grain of love みじんの愛情もない結婚生活 5 U 〖しばしばthe ～〗(木材 石材 なめし皮 布などの )きめ, 木目, 木理 （もくり ）, 石目 ; (皮の )ざらざらした面; (なめし皮の )銀面 ;U C (物の表面の )肌触り ▸ marble of fine grain きめの細かい大理石 ▸ saw wood along [across ] the grain 木目に沿って [木目を横切って ] (木材に )のこぎりをひく .6 C 〘写 〙(フィルムの )粒子 .7 U 性質, 気質, 性癖 .8 C グレイン 〘衡量の最低単位; 0.0648グラム; 薬物などの計量に用いる; ｟略 ｠gr. 〙.b è [g ò, c ù t ] against the gr á in 〈考え 行為などが 〉【人の 】性分 [意 ]に反する ; 【人に 】受け入れ難い «with » .in gr á in 1 さめない色に染まった .2 よくよくの, 生まれながらの, 徹底した .動詞 他動詞 1 …を粒にする, 粒状にする .2 …を色がさめないように染め付ける ; 木目まがいに塗る .3 〈皮 〉から毛を取り去る; 〈なめし皮 〉をしぼり仕上げにする .～́ à lcohol エチルアルコール .～́ è levator ｟米 ｠(揚穀機を備え付けた )穀物倉庫 .

 

grained

gr á ined 形容詞 1 〖複合語を作って 〗a. 粒が …の ▸ coarse- grained salt あら塩 b. 木目 [石目 ]が …の .2 木目 [石目 ]のある .3 〈獣皮が 〉毛を取り去った .

 

grainy

gr á in y /ɡréɪni /形容詞 1 〈映像などが 〉粒子の粗い, ぼんやりした .2 〈物の表面などが 〉粗い, ざらざら [でこぼこ, ごつごつ ]した .3 粒状の, 粒入りの .gr á in i ness 名詞