Grain and Hair

Grain

Grain noun - A very small piece.

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Hair and grain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hair" instead a noun "Grain".

Nearby Words: grained, grainy, graining

Hair noun - A very small distance or degree.

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Grain and hair are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grain" instead a noun "Hair".

Nearby Words: hairy, hairline, haircut, hairless, haired

pure	pure grain	pure hair
pale	pale grain	pale hair
single	single grain	single hair
big	big grain	big hair
Other adjectives: little, white, yellow.

He takes her to the temple, unbinds her hair (and according to some interpretations, some or all of her clothing is removed), and they offer some grain flour to call on God to judge her.

Source: Magical Abortion
As usual for the series, they don't limit themselves to fields of grain, but crop up among cabbages, beans, cress grown on a flannel, a bowl of oatmeal, and even Archchancellor Ridcully's "crop" of hair.

Source: Discworld / Lords and Ladies

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