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A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.

ce resembling casein, found as a characteristic ingredient of the seeds of leguminous and grain- bearing plants.

aving smooth ovate leaves, and panicles of small white flowers. The wood is hard and fine-grained.

lithographic art; a lithographic picture. Lithographic limestone (Min.), a compact, fine-grained limestone, obtained largely from the Lias and Oölite, esp. of Bavaria, and extensively used in lithography. -- Lith`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.

feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with on; as, horses live on grass and grain.

To fall or lie down, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind. Mortimer.

of Lie, to be supported horizontally. Lying panel (Arch.), a panel in which the grain of the wood is horizontal. [R.] -- Lying to (Naut.), having the sails so disposed as to counteract each other.

A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. S. W. Williams.

Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky.

A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Prov Eng.]

The husked grains of manna grass.

To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron.

d to the vegetable marrow, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow. -- Spinal marrow. (Anat.) See Spinal cord, under Spinal.

te. Specifically (Brewing), ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.

A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye. [Written also meslin, mislin, maselyn, mastlin.]

Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.

To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain measures well; the pieces measure unequally.

A method of transferring impressions of the grain of wood to metallic surfaces by chemical action. Knight.

A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle. [Southwestern U. S. & Sp. Amer.]

A machine for grinding or commuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill.