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Grain storage building
A grain elevator or grain terminal is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a
Grain_elevator
1998 industrial accident in Kansas, US
at 9:18 AM CST a series of dust explosions occurred at the DeBruce Grain Elevator near Wichita, Kansas, US, resulting in the deaths of seven workers and
DeBruce Grain Elevator explosion
DeBruce_Grain_Elevator_explosion
Storage container for dry grain
pits for unloading grain from hopper trailers. From the pit, grain is raised vertically using a bucket elevator (also known as a grain leg) and directed
Grain_bin
Grain elevator in Nova Scotia, Canada
Grain Elevator is an industrial facility located at the Port of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Operating since 1925, the elevator stores
Halifax_Grain_Elevator
American inventor and engineer
grain trading. Dart conceived of a machine-powered grain elevator in 1842, the first in America and known as Dart's Elevator. Other grain elevators were
Joseph_Dart
Vertical transport
a jack. Elevators are used in agriculture and manufacturing to lift materials. There are various types, like chain and bucket elevators, grain augers,
Elevator
Silo in New York, United States
Pool Elevator is a grain storage facility in Buffalo harbor built in the 1920s and previously named the Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator. The elevator is
Cargill_Pool_Elevator
This is a list of notable grain elevators. Acadia Valley – Prairie Elevator Museum, former Alberta Wheat Pool converted into a tea house / museum. Alberta
List_of_grain_elevators
Agricultural cooperatives in Canada
losses forced them out of the grain marketing business. They persisted as grain elevator operators but after 1935 all grain marketing in Canada shifted
Wheat_pools_in_Canada
Grass that has edible grain
It may then be stored in a grain elevator or silo, to be sold later. Grain stores need to be constructed to protect the grain from damage by pests such
Cereal
American farmer and activist
protested against American grain elevator bankruptcy law in the early 1980s. At the time, farmers who stored crops in a grain elevator did not retain an ownership
Wayne_Cryts
Residential condominiums in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio Locust Point Grain Terminal Elevator, is a residential complex converted from a high-rise grain elevator on the edge of the Locust Point
Silo_Point_Condominium
Ammonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon
and a grain elevator with a total capacity of 120,000 tonnes that served as a strategic reserve of cereals for the country. The grain elevator was built
2020_Beirut_explosion
United States historic place
The Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator is located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the State Register of Historic Places in
Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator
Teweles_and_Brandeis_Grain_Elevator
Mechanism for lifting flowable materials
A bucket elevator, also called a grain leg, is a mechanism for hauling flowable bulk materials (most often grain or fertilizer) vertically. It consists
Bucket_elevator
City in Louisiana, United States
December 23, 1977, the Continental Grain Elevator in Westwego exploded. The explosion and resulting collapse of the elevator killed 36 people and injured at
Westwego,_Louisiana
Rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air
fuel-air explosion. Dust explosions are a frequent hazard in coal mines, grain elevators and silos, and other industrial environments. They are also commonly
Dust_explosion
Abandoned grain elevator in New York City
The Red Hook Grain Terminal is an abandoned grain elevator in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, situated between the mouth of the
Red_Hook_Grain_Terminal
United States historic place
The Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House near Kinsley, Kansas were built in c.1915. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House
Gano_Grain_Elevator_and_Scale_House
Agricultural or cultural region of the Midwestern United States
chernozem belt that lies within Central Russia Grain elevator Palliser's Triangle, Canada's semi-arid grain production region Peak wheat William Scully (Irish-American
Corn_Belt
American cookware manufacturing company
Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator near the interchange of Minnesota State Highway 100 and Minnesota State Highway 7. The grain elevator was the first reinforced
Nordic_Ware
1956 incident in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
On March 28, 1956, the Tidewater Grain Company's grain elevator exploded in Philadelphia shortly after 8 PM, killing 20 and injuring at least 84 others
Tidewater grain elevator explosion
Tidewater_grain_elevator_explosion
United States historic place
Peavey–Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator is the world's first known cylindrical concrete grain elevator. It was built from 1899 to 1900 in St
Peavey–Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator
Peavey–Haglin_Experimental_Concrete_Grain_Elevator
Agriculture museum in Alberta, Canada
The Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre is a set of restored grain elevators located in Nanton, Alberta, Canada. The centre's goal is to preserve
Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre
Canadian_Grain_Elevator_Discovery_Centre
United States historic place
The Rochester Grain Elevator, formerly the Griggs Brothers Grain Elevator, is a grain elevator located at 303 East University Drive in Rochester, Michigan
Rochester_Grain_Elevator
Tall grain silo in Zürich, Switzerland
The Swissmill Tower, also known as Kornhaus, is the tallest operating grain elevator in the world. Standing at 118 metres (387 ft), it is the second-tallest
Swissmill_Tower
1927 painting by Charles Demuth
a 1927 painting by the American artist Charles Demuth. It depicts a grain elevator from the artist's hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is considered
My_Egypt
Device to move liquid or granular materials
simply an auger. The "grain auger" is used in agriculture to move grain from trucks, grain carts, or grain trailers into grain storage bins (from where
Screw_conveyor
American domestic terrorist (born 1955)
Michigan. He held a variety of short-term jobs, working as a farmer, grain elevator manager, real estate salesman, and ranch hand. He met Timothy McVeigh
Terry_Nichols
Historic structure in Canal Winchester, Ohio
The O.P. Chaney Grain Elevator is a historic grain elevator located in Canal Winchester, Ohio. It was constructed in 1880 and is named after O.P. Chaney
O.P._Chaney_Grain_Elevator
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
The Soviets burned large amounts of grain during their retreat in order to deny the enemy food. The grain elevator and silos were decided upon by Paulus
Battle_of_Stalingrad
Railway station in Alberta, Canada
save an Alberta grain elevator: ‘It’s part of a disappearing history’ - Calgary Herald - March 12, 2015 Ogilvie Wooden Grain Elevator Society looking
Galt_Historic_Railway_Park
Histric grain elevator in Knight, Utah, United States
The Knight Grain Elevator is a historic grain elevator along Utah State Route 36 in the former community of Knight, Utah, United States, that is listed
Knight_Grain_Elevator
Community in Scugog, Ontario, Canada
1872. In the following year the grain elevator was built, still standing today as Canada's oldest existing grain elevator. Cargo from all over northern
Port_Perry
Canadian grain handling company
Canadian grain company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It consists of two operating companies: G3 Canada Limited operates a network of grain elevators in
G3_Canada
City in Alberta, Canada
in St. Albert is the St. Albert Grain Elevator Park, featuring two historic grain elevators; the original grain elevator was constructed in 1906 by the
St._Albert,_Alberta
Being submerged in grain, with possibly fatal consequences
assistance. It most frequently occurs in grain bins and other storage facilities such as silos or grain elevators, or in grain transportation vehicles, but has
Grain_entrapment
Town in Ontario, Canada
Arthur-Fort William (now Thunder Bay). Grain was one of the primary products by tonnage shipped, and a large grain elevator; Collingwood Terminals Limited; was
Collingwood,_Ontario
Canadian grain handling company
locations of the grain elevators. The pictures which surround the elevator map of grain delivered by horse and wagon, early truck, and grain handling at the
Saskatchewan_Wheat_Pool
Grain Co. elevator moved from Hobbema. The elevator is known to be Alberta's second-oldest grain elevator. Raley, Alberta, the oldest grain elevator in
Alberta_Pacific_Grain_Company
Structure for storing crops
the larger farmers in grain-growing areas have groups of wooden or concrete tower silos, known as grain elevators, to collect grain from the surrounding
Silo
United States historic place
Concrete-Central Elevator is a historic grain elevator located on the Buffalo River at 175 Buffalo River (750 Ohio St.) Buffalo in Erie County, New York
Concrete-Central_Elevator
the skyline. The city is also home to a large collection of large grain elevators, many of which rise above 150 ft (46 m). Construction of high rise
List of tallest buildings in Buffalo
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Buffalo
Scottish mechanical engineer (1812–1890)
He designed the first steam-powered grain elevator in the world and the majority of the first grain elevators in Buffalo, New York City, and Canada
Robert_Dunbar
United States historic place
Seneca Grain Elevator or the Hogan's North Elevator, is a historic grain elevator located in the village of Seneca, Illinois, United States. The elevator and
Armour's_Warehouse
Steel grain elevator in New York, United States
The Great Northern Elevator was a grain storage facility at 250 Ganson Street in Buffalo, New York. The elevator was located on the City Ship Canal and
Great_Northern_Elevator
United States historic place
Grain Elevator is a historic grain elevator located at 1N298 La Fox Road in La Fox, Illinois. It is situated next to the La Fox station. The elevator
Potter and Barker Grain Elevator
Potter_and_Barker_Grain_Elevator
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
triple the construction rate of Moscow housing from 1946 to 1950, lacked elevators or balconies, and were nicknamed khrushchyovka by the public, but because
Nikita_Khrushchev
Trade in cereals and other food grains
for little or no fee. This moved grain production, and hence trading, to a much more massive scale. Grain elevators were built to take in farmers' produce
Grain_trade
2024 studio album by Cindy Lee
building on the cover of the album is the Alberta Terminals Limited grain elevator located in Lethbridge, Alberta.[better source needed] Diamond Jubilee
Diamond_Jubilee_(album)
Canadian seaport
University, HPA administrative building Halifax Grain Elevator (leased and operated by Halifax Grain Elevator Limited) Richmond Terminals – Piers 9 and 9A
Port_of_Halifax
United States historic place
The Chase Grain Elevator is a grain elevator located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. It was built in 1922 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
Chase_Grain_Elevator
National historic site in Inglis, Manitoba, Canada
The Inglis elevator row is a row of five wooden grain elevators located alongside the former Canadian Pacific Railway track bed, in the village of Inglis
Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site
Inglis_Grain_Elevators_National_Historic_Site
United States historic place
The Knowles Grain Elevator, located on U.S. Route 64 in Knowles, Oklahoma, was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Knowles_Grain_Elevator
Museum in Saskatchewan, Canada
and trucks, even a McCabe's Grain Co. grain elevator built in 1913 standing approximately 68 feet (21 m) tall. The elevator was moved from Mawer in 2007
Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum
Sukanen_Ship_Pioneer_Village_and_Museum
United States historic place
The John I. Thompson Grain Elevator and Coal Sheds was built in 1885 after the Lewisburg & Tyrone Railroad was connected to Bellefonte via Lemont. Coal
John I. Thompson Grain Elevator and Coal Sheds
John_I._Thompson_Grain_Elevator_and_Coal_Sheds
Museum in Alberta, Canada
Albert Grain Elevator Park is an open-air museum which features two historic grain elevators and a reconstructed railway station. The two elevators are a
St. Albert Grain Elevator Park
St._Albert_Grain_Elevator_Park
Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt
Rouleau, a small town on Highway 39 between Moose Jaw and Weyburn. The grain elevator was repainted to read "Dog River" instead of "Rouleau"; however, the
Corner_Gas
Farm history, farmers market, museum. in Alberta, Canada
The Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum is a former Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator that has been preserved as a working museum run by the volunteers
Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum
Spruce_Grove_Grain_Elevator_Museum
American businessman
himself and area farmers. In 2022, Weskan completed a shuttle-loading grain elevator with approximately 4 million bushels of concrete storage at Stockton
Stefan_Soloviev
clean grain elevator. As the clean grain elevator paddles rotate around the top of the clean grain elevator, the grain is expelled from the elevator by centrifugal
Grain_yield_monitor
Census-designated place in Seward County Nebraska, United States
Nebraska, United States. The community presently consists of a large grain elevator complex and a small residential district, with a population of 44 according
Tamora,_Nebraska
United States historic place
The Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator is a grain elevator in Hooker, Oklahoma. The elevator was built in 1926 by the Riffe & Gilmore Co. and operated by
Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator
Hooker_Woodframe_Grain_Elevator
United States historic place
The Turpin Grain Elevator, located off U.S. Route 64 in Turpin, Oklahoma, was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Turpin_Grain_Elevator
United States historic place
The Historic Ely Elevator, also known as the Woitishek-King-Krob Elevator and Feed Mill, is an "iron-clad" wood-cribbed grain elevator, located in Ely
Historic_Ely_Elevator
German field marshal (1890–1957)
Georgy Zhukov Significant locations Barmaley Fountain Barrikady Factory Grain Elevator Gumrak Kalach Mamayev Kurgan Pavlov's House Pitomnik Airfield Red October
Friedrich_Paulus
EF5 tornado in North Dakota, US
open fields. The tornado then impacted the ADM Edible Bean Specialties grain elevator facility at the corner of 136th Avenue SE and County Road 136 at EF2
2025_Enderlin_tornado
Unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada
Crossing is located a short distance to the south. Goodlands has a grain elevator which used to be served by the Canadian Pacific Railway Lyleton Line
Goodlands,_Manitoba
United States historic place
American Grain Complex, also known as "The American", Russell-Miller Milling Co. Elevator, and Peavey Co. Elevator, is a historic grain elevator and flour
American_Grain_Complex
Historic district in Oklahoma, United States
The Enid Terminal Grain Elevators Historic District is located in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Enid Terminal Grain Elevators Historic District
Enid_Terminal_Grain_Elevators_Historic_District
United States historic place
The Ross Grain Elevator is a historic building located in Ross, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1881 by Charles Stuart, a Civil War veteran who was
Ross_Grain_Elevator
Town in Saskatchewan, Canada
thinking Corner Gas and The Ruby were real establishments. The town's grain elevator was also repainted with the name "Dog River" as it appears in the background
Rouleau,_Saskatchewan
Soviet military leader (1896–1974)
requested the Soviet government to transport urgently to Berlin 96,000 tons of grain, 60,000 tons of potatoes, 50,000 cattle, and thousands of tons of other
Georgy_Zhukov
Scottish American businessman (1812–1881)
for commodities. He was credited with developing the grain elevator system, establishing grain trading standards as director and president of the Chicago
George_Armour
Railway Yard in Kansas City, Kansas
also built a grain elevator with a large silo complex. The increasing mechanization of agriculture greatly increased the volume of grain handled in the
Argentine_Yard
United States historic place
House (also known as the Fenton Hotel and Fenton House) and Fenton Grain Elevator are two adjacent buildings located at 302 and 234 North Leroy Street
Vermont House and Fenton Grain Elevator
Vermont_House_and_Fenton_Grain_Elevator
The Krause Milling Co grain elevator and flour mill site complex is composed of a 1929 grain elevator, drive shed, office/powerhouse, storage building
Krause_Milling_Co.
Grain elevators in Alberta, Canada
The Warner elevator row is a group of four historic wood-cribbed grain elevators standing in a row from south to north alongside the Canadian Pacific
Warner_elevator_row
United States historic place
Reading Company Grain Elevator was built as a grain elevator in 1925 by the Reading Railroad in Center City Philadelphia to replace an elevator that had operated
Reading Company Grain Elevator
Reading_Company_Grain_Elevator
United States historic place
The Oneida Milling and Elevator Company Grain Elevator, in Power County, Idaho near American Falls, Idaho, was built in 1912. It was listed on the National
Oneida Milling and Elevator Company Grain Elevator
Oneida_Milling_and_Elevator_Company_Grain_Elevator
Canadian agricultural company
twenty-three elevators from the failed Reliance Grain Company. In 1952, Pioneer purchased 146 elevators when the Western Grain Elevator Company was sold;
Richardson_International
Major dust explosion that occurred in Ontario, Canada
explosion at Port Colborne, Ontario was a dust explosion in the Dominion grain elevator on August 9, 1919. The blast killed 10 and seriously injured 16 more
Port_Colborne_explosion
Australian public company
public sector agency, Government Grain Elevator (later the Grain Elevators Board), in 1917. It was formed to transport grain from local collection points
GrainCorp
Volgograd monumental sculpture
Georgy Zhukov Significant locations Barmaley Fountain Barrikady Factory Grain Elevator Gumrak Kalach Mamayev Kurgan Pavlov's House Pitomnik Airfield Red October
The_Motherland_Calls
United States historic place
The Adams Woodframe Grain Elevator is a grain elevator in Adams, Oklahoma. The elevator was built in 1926, the same year the community of Adams was established
Adams Woodframe Grain Elevator
Adams_Woodframe_Grain_Elevator
United States historic place
The Floris Grain Elevator, located off U.S. Route 64 in Floris, Oklahoma, was built in 1900 or 1926. It handled over 350,000 bushels of wheat in its first
Floris_Grain_Elevator
2008 Minnesota missing person case
took part. Dahl noted that from the area, a red light atop a Taunton grain elevator could be seen. He thought that it was possible that the red light Brandon
Disappearance of Brandon Swanson
Disappearance_of_Brandon_Swanson
Port in United States
Great Depression. It included the largest grain elevator in the world at the time. Today the grain elevator is the largest in the United States east of
Port_of_Albany–Rensselaer
with it the grain elevators, were shut in 1982 as the coal industry in the area dwindled making it unprofitable for the CPR. The elevator owned by the
Sharples,_Alberta
Canadian government agency
terminal elevator "the total surplus of grain is found in excess of one-quarter of one per cent of the gross amount of the grain received in the elevator during
Canadian_Grain_Commission
2013 United States Supreme Court case
an Indiana farmer, bought transgenic soybean crop seeds from a local grain elevator for his second crop of the season. Monsanto originally sold the seed
Bowman_v._Monsanto_Co.
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
out of cash with no means to support himself, he obtained a job as a grain elevator operator in Carthage, South Dakota. He worked at this job for the remainder
Chris_McCandless
United States historic place
Milling Company Elevator A also known as the Ceresota Elevator and "The Million Bushel Elevator" was a receiving and public grain elevator built by the Northwestern
Ceresota_Building
Grain storage facility in Nebraska, US
Garvey Grain elevator is a 22-acre grain storage facility located just south of Hastings, Nebraska. Garvey constructed, owned and operated a more than
Garvey_Elevator
Large grain elevator
A terminal elevator is a large grain elevator with the capacity to transfer grain to rail cars, barges, or ships for transport to domestic or foreign markets
Terminal_elevator
United States historic place
The Tracy Woodframe Grain Elevator was a grain elevator in Muncy, Oklahoma. The elevator was built in 1931 along the Beaver, Mead & Englewood Railroad
Tracey Woodframe Grain Elevator
Tracey_Woodframe_Grain_Elevator
United States historic place
six-story section, adjoined by a reinforced concrete grain elevator with seven pairs of grain tanks. The elevator features a large logo with a cowboy on a bucking
Sheridan_Flouring_Mills,_Inc.
Town in Saskatchewan, Canada
density of 456.8/km2 (1,183.2/sq mi) in 2021. On May 3rd, 2021, the grain elevator in Pense was demolished, 20 years after it was shut down by Viterra
Pense,_Saskatchewan
Port in Victoria, Australia
petroleum products, export grain and woodchips, alumina imports, and fertiliser. Major port industries include Graincorp's grain elevator and Viva Energy's Geelong
Port_of_Geelong
German field marshal (1887–1973)
Georgy Zhukov Significant locations Barmaley Fountain Barrikady Factory Grain Elevator Gumrak Kalach Mamayev Kurgan Pavlov's House Pitomnik Airfield Red October
Erich_von_Manstein
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Boy/Male
Australian, Greek
Watchful; Vigilant
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dreain ‘descendant of Drean’, a byname possibly from dreán ‘wren’. The name is also found in Scotland.Irish (Cork) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Druacháin (see Drohan).English : from Middle English dreine ‘drain’, ‘ditch’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a ditch digger or a topographic name.English : variant spelling of Drane.French : reduced form of Derain, from Old French dererain ‘last’, hence a nickname for the youngest son of a family.French : habitational name from a place in Maine-et-Loire called Drain.
Girl/Female
Indian
Fulfilled of Grains
Surname or Lastname
Swedish
Swedish : unexplained.German : unexplained.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, German, Irish
High; Noble
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Raine.German : topographic name from Middle High German rein ‘margin’, ‘boundary’, or a habitational name from a place in Bavaria named with this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gaines.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’.English (Devon) : topographic name from Middle English atte trewen ‘at the trees’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this phrase, for example Train, Traine, or Trewyn, all in Devon.
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend
Taken from Igraine.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Dear; Beloved
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Rain; Grain
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Of Planets
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant of Crehan.English : variant spelling of Crane.
Boy/Male
French German
Guards; guardian.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Dear, Beloved
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : topographic name for someone who lived near an ash tree or ash wood, from Old French fraisne, fresne ‘ash’ (Latin fraxinus).French : habitational name from a place in Vosges named Frain.
Boy/Male
Armenian, Australian, Basque, Chinese, French, German, Latin
Guardian; Mighty with a Spear
Female
English
Modern English name, either derived from from the vocabulary word, or a revival of the medieval English personal name Rayne, RAIN means "queen." Compare with masculine Rain.
Boy/Male
Norse
Son of Gunnar.
Girl/Female
Indian
Grace, Holiness, Dignity, Power, One of the eight siddhis of the science of Yoga, Power
GRAIN ELEVATOR
GRAIN ELEVATOR
Boy/Male
Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Arbiter; Generous
Biblical
a prince; one that reigns
Boy/Male
Assamese, Indian, Telugu
Moon; Part of Moon
Girl/Female
Indian
Transcending
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Sunshine
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Person Shining Like Sun Rays
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Lord
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Sun
Boy/Male
Welsh
Son of Owen.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beloved
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v. t.
To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains.
n.
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
v. t.
To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms.
a.
Resembling grains; granular.
v.
A roll train; as, a 12-inch train.
n.
Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.
n. pl.
See 5th Grain, n., 2 (b).
n.
A broad, open dish; a chalice; -- only used of the Holy Grail.
a.
Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
a.
Having a grain; divided into small particles or grains; showing the grain; hence, rough.
n.
To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
n.
The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain.
a.
A sort of spice, the grain of paradise.
n.
To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
n.
The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.
v. t.
To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.
n.
The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See Gram.
n.
The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff.
v. t.
To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.).
v. t.
To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.