Graff, n. Ditch, moat, fosse.
Graft, n. Shoot (inserted in another tree), scion, sprout.
Graft, v. a. Ingraft.
Grain, n.
- 1. Seed, kernel, matured ovule.
- 2. Corn (wheat, rye, oats, barley, maize, etc.), cereals, cereal products.
- 3. Particle, atom, bit, scrap, jot, whit, mite, ace, iota, tittle, scintilla, trace, spark, shadow, glimmer.
- 4. Twentieth part of a scruple, twenty-fourth part of a pennyweight.
- 5. Fibre, texture.
- 6. Temper, disposition, humor.
- 7. Dye, tint, color, stain, tinge, hue, shade, tincture.
Grallæ, n. pl. [L.] Waders, wading birds, grallatores.
Grallatores, n. pl. [L.] See Grallæ.
Gramineous, Graminaceous, a. Grassy.
Graminivorous, a. Grass-eating, phytophagous.
Grammar, n.,
- 1. Accidence, laws or rules of a language, forms of a language, correct mode of writing and speaking a
language.
- 2. Propriety of speech, right use of language, art of speaking or writing correctly.
- 3. Treatise on grammar, manual or handbook of grammar, grammatical text-book.
Grammarian, n. Adept in grammar, writer on grammar, grammatical author.
Granary, n. Garner, corn-house.