| 释义 |
grainless, a.|ˈgreɪnlɪs|
[f. grain n.1 + -less.]
Devoid of grain or grains, in the various senses of the n.
1882Cornhill Mag. Feb. 204 The barley had to be cut down green and grainless. 1890Abney Treat. Photogr. (ed. 6) 138 The paper employed should be as tough and grainless as possible. 1894Outing XXIV. 124/2 We could hear them [mice] working to and fro through the grainless fodder. |