Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A grain of rice.
- noun A mottled appearance upon the sun, resembling grains or granules.
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Examples
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Glossy, yes it was, but the outermost layer, one rice-grain thick, was dry, hard, and sticky in the bad way.
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Glossy, yes it was, but the outermost layer, one rice-grain thick, was dry, hard, and sticky in the bad way.
Archive 2005-05-01 2005
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To boost the commodity economy in the countryside and to improve its efficiency and benefits, arable land must be gradually centralized by big rice-grain producers in rural areas.
Chapter 4 1995
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This system also gave the highest employment opportunity and the highest rice-grain equivalent.
1. Green manure crops in irrigated and rainfed lowland rice-based cropping systems in south Asia. 1992
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This seemed almost hopeless, as it was found impossible to identify any "rice-grain" in the turmoil after a few minutes.
History of Astronomy George Forbes 1892
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Strip the rice-husk from the rice-grain, and it groweth not at all. '
Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala Kalidasa 1866
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AKAI HEIRLOOM RICE - GRAIN AKAI RICE is a heirloom rice-grain from Camargue, France.
WN.com - Articles related to Sizzling summer root crops that can take the heat. 2010
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AKAI HEIRLOOM RICE - GRAIN AKAI RICE is a heirloom rice-grain from Camargue, France.
WN.com - Articles related to Sizzling summer root crops that can take the heat. 2010
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AKAI HEIRLOOM RICE - GRAIN AKAI RICE is a heirloom rice-grain from Camargue, France.
WN.com - Articles related to Sizzling summer root crops that can take the heat. 2010
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AKAI HEIRLOOM RICE - GRAIN AKAI RICE is a heirloom rice-grain from Camargue, France.
WN.com - Articles related to Sizzling summer root crops that can take the heat. 2010
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