grain
noun
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
grainless
-
a word derived from
grain.
Example Sentences
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Knotless, grainless, free of blemishes, some of his samples were heavier than teak, others lighter than balsa.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to Dr. Carter, Taylor-Sloane film is cheap, grainless, sensitive, non-inflammable, indestructible, non-shrinkable, capable of being used on both sides.
From Time Magazine Archive
Transparent lifts should be affixed to a smooth, grainless, opaque background of a black or white color contrasting with the powder used.
From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by J. Edgar (John Edgar) Hoover
The positions of the protoplasm which the vesicles fashion change continually; only the grainless protoplasm of the pseudopodia develops no air.
From Unconscious Memory by Samuel Butler
You stroll the garden's flowery walks; The plants to me are grainless stalks, And Ruth to old Naomi talks.
From The Poems of Henry Timrod by Henry Timrod
