Part 4938

<h1>Grane</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Grane</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. & n.</tt> <def>See <er>Groan</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Grange</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Grange</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>grange</ets> barn, LL. <ets>granea</ets>, from L. <ets>granum</ets> grain. See <er>Grain</er> a kernel.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A building for storing grain; a granary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A farmhouse, with the barns and other buildings for farming purposes.</def>

<blockquote>And eke an officer out for to ride, To see her <b>granges</b> and her bernes wide. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Nor burnt the <b>grange</b>, nor bussed the milking maid. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A farmhouse of a monastery, where the rents and tithes, paid in grain, were deposited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A farm; generally, a farm with a house at a distance from neighbors.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>An association of farmers, designed to further their interests, aud particularly to bring producers and consumers, farmers and manufacturers, into direct commercial relations, without intervention of middlemen or traders. The first grange was organized in 1867.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Granger</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gran"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A farm steward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A member of a grange.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Grangerism</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gran"ger*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[So called from the Rev. James <ets>Granger</ets>, whose "Biographical History of England" (1769) was a favorite book for illustration in this manner.]</ety> <def>The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings collected from other books.</def>

<h1>Grangerite</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gran"ger*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who collects illustrations from various books for the decoration of one book.</def>

<h1>Grangerize</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gran"ger*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <def>To collect (illustrations from books) for decoration of other books.</def>

<i>G. A. Sala. </i>

<h1>Graniferous</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gra*nif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>qranifer</ets>; <ets>granum</ets> grain + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F. <ets>granif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.</def>

<i>Humble.</i>

<h1>Graniform</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gran"i*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>granum</ets> grain + <ets>-form</ets>; cf. F. <ets>graniforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formed like of corn.</def>

<h1>Granilla</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gra*nil"la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., small seed.]</ety> <def>Small grains or dust of cochineal or the coccus insect.</def>