gen. A small hard particle, a grain, as of sand or salt. In Old English and modern dialect. (In literary use in 16–17th centuries, chiefly…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > a particle > hard and round (8) cornc888 gen. A small hard particle, a grain, as of sand or salt. In Old English and modern dialect. (In literary use in 16–17th centuries, chiefly… grainc1290 A small, hard, usually roundish particle (e.g. of sand, gold, salt, pepper). with a grain of salt (figurative): see salt, n.1 kernelc1450 A granule, as of sand or salt. Obsolete. cornel1590 A little grain, granule. sand1596 A grain of sand. (See also 2a 5.) granule1652 A small grain; a small compact particle; a pellet. Employed spec. in Zoology and Botany, also in Astronomy and Pharmacology (see quots.). kern1753 A grain (of wheat, sand, etc.). rare. parvule1887 A very small pill. |
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