2. Adjective. Free from grainy texture or appearance. ¹
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Definition of Grainless
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grainless
Literary usage of Grainless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora of the Southern United States: Containing an Abridged Description of by Alvan Wentworth Chapman (1897)
"... reticulated, red or white, grainless. — Dry sands along the coast and in the
middle districts, Florida to South Carolina. May - June. ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"... between them at the point where the finish becomes grainless. 48. Buffing
Wheels.—The buffed or grainless finish is obtained by means of soft wheels. ..."
3. Shop and Foundry Practice: Prepared for Students of the International by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"The buffed or grainless finish is obtained by means of soft wheels. These wheels
are sometimes made of felt covered with emery, but usually they are formed ..."
4. The Quarterly Journal by Geological society of London (1855)
"... showing itself in a very peculiar shape, and becoming grainless when near the
granite. The general foliation of the limestone and ..."
5. A Testimony of Jesus Christ by Anthony/Charles Garland (2007)
"But such as in expounding of Scripture reap more than God did sow there, never
eat what they reap thence, because such grainless husks, when seriously ..."
6. Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses (1988)
"... grainless, opaque background of a black or white color contrasting with the
powder used. Every effort should be made to avoid air bubbles under such ..."
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