grain
 粒


 grain
      n 1: a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"
      2: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
         [syn: food grain, cereal]
      3: used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat [syn: {metric
         grain]
      4: 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
      5: 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
      6: dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g.
         wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: caryopsis]
      7: the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather
         or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the
         grain"
      v 1: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" [syn:
            ingrain]
      2: paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
      3: form into grains [syn: granulate]
      4: become granular [syn: granulate]


 Grain
    used, in Amos 9:9, of a small stone or kernel; in Matt. 13:31,
    of an individual seed of mustard; in John 12:24, 1 Cor. 15:37,
    of wheat. The Hebrews sowed only wheat, barley, and spelt; rye
    and oats are not mentioned in Scripture.