"grainless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From grain + -less. Piecewise doublet of cornless. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grain|less}} grain + -less, {{piecewise doublet|en|cornless}} Piecewise doublet of cornless Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} grainless (not comparable)
  1. Without grain. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-grainless-en-adj-ilC~fjSo
  2. Free from grainy texture or appearance. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-grainless-en-adj-la-QVT07 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grainlessness
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          "ref": "1973 January, Popular Mechanics, volume 139, number 1, page 52:",
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