graham

[grey-uh m, gram]

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adjective

made of graham flour.

Origin of graham

First recorded in 1825–35

Graham

[grey-uh m, gram]

noun

Katharine Meyer,1917–2001, U.S. newspaper publisher.
Martha,1894–1991, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
Thomas,1805–69, Scottish chemist.
William FranklinBilly, born 1918, U.S. evangelist.
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “gray home.”

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Examples from the Web for graham

Contemporary Examples

The Graham report goes on to address the situation more than three centuries later.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built
Michael Daly
December 12, 2014
The cop shot and killed Graham, later saying the teen had reached for his waistband.
‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture
Michael Daly
December 4, 2014
Planned search efforts for Graham have been called off, and Albemarle County Police have taken charge of the investigation.
On U.VA Campus, Grief Mixes With Relief After Discovery of Body
Eric Leimkuhler
October 20, 2014
In the weeks following her disappearance, hopes of finding Graham were kept alive.
On U.VA Campus, Grief Mixes With Relief After Discovery of Body
Eric Leimkuhler
October 20, 2014
Hundreds of civilian volunteers were recruited and trained, scouring communities for any evidence of Graham.
On U.VA Campus, Grief Mixes With Relief After Discovery of Body
Eric Leimkuhler
October 20, 2014

Historical Examples

Then stir in the graham flour, adding the nuts while kneading.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
At five o'clock there was a dog-fight in front of Graham's drug-store.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance
"He's got a perfect right to advise me, Mr. Burnham," interposed Graham, rising.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance
"No, Mr. Graham's not in at present," Duncan told him civilly.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance
Graham was serious enough now; there wasn't any joke in what he had to say.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for graham

graham

noun

(modifier) mainly US and Canadian made of graham flourgraham crackers

Word Origin

C19: named after S. Graham (1794–1851), American dietetic reformer

Graham

noun

Martha. 1893–1991, US dancer and choreographer
Thomas. 1805–69, British physicist: proposed Graham's law (1831) of gaseous diffusion and coined the terms osmosis, crystalloids, and colloids
William Franklin, known as Billy Graham. born 1918, US evangelist

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Word Origin and History for graham

Graham

in reference to crackers, etc., from unsifted whole-wheat flour, 1834, American English, from Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), U.S. dietetic reformer and temperance advocate. The family name is attested from early 12c., an Anglo-French form of the place name Grantham (Lincolnshire).

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Examples from the Web for graham

Contemporary Examples

The Graham report goes on to address the situation more than three centuries later.

The cop shot and killed Graham, later saying the teen had reached for his waistband.

Planned search efforts for Graham have been called off, and Albemarle County Police have taken charge of the investigation.

In the weeks following her disappearance, hopes of finding Graham were kept alive.

Hundreds of civilian volunteers were recruited and trained, scouring communities for any evidence of Graham.

Historical Examples

Then stir in the graham flour, adding the nuts while kneading.

At five o'clock there was a dog-fight in front of Graham's drug-store.

"He's got a perfect right to advise me, Mr. Burnham," interposed Graham, rising.

"No, Mr. Graham's not in at present," Duncan told him civilly.

Graham was serious enough now; there wasn't any joke in what he had to say.

graham

Word Origin

Graham

Word Origin and History for graham

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Origin of graham