dustern.

Brit.

/ˈdʌstə/, U.S.

/ˈdəstər/

Etymology: < dust v.¹ or dust n.¹ + -er suffix¹.

a. A cloth for removing dust from a surface; a dust-brush. Cf. feather-duster n. at feather n. Compounds 2a.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > brushing or sweeping > [noun] > brush or broom

besomc1000

bast broom1357

brush1377

broom14..

sweepc1475

duster1575

bristle brush1601

broom-besom1693

flag-broom1697

stock-brush1700

whisk1745

birch-broom1747

hair-broom1753

spry1796

corn-broomc1810

pope's head1824

whisker1825

sweeping-brusha1828

swish1844

spoke-brush1851

whisk broom1857

Turk's head1859

wisp1875

tube-brush1877

bass-broom?1881

crumb-brush1884

dusting-brush1907

palmetto brush1913

suede brush1915

swale1949

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > dusting > [noun] > implements

dusting-cloth1667

dust-cloth1727

dustera1748

dustpan1785

feather-duster1858

selvyt1891

plumet1902

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xiii. 130 A little brush or duster to rubbe and duste his houndes.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vistempenard, a Duster made of a Fox-taile fastened vnto a staffe.

a1748 I. Watts Disc. Educ. Children xi We were..well instructed in the conduct of the broom and the duster.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxiv. 163 The housemaid was forbidden to enter it with broom or duster.

1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 104/2 Duster, 8-inch handle, all dark down, 7 × 9 inch, double faced brush.

1939–40 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 110/3 Household brushes... Turnover Library Duster, White Lily bristles.

b. A machine for removing dust (by rubbing, etc.) in various mechanical processes.

a. A contrivance for removing dust by sifting; a sieve.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > sifting > [noun] > sieve

sievec725

riddereOE

hair-sievea1100

riddlelOE

sift1499

try?a1500

searcer1540

range-sieve1542

ranging sieve1548

cribble1565

cribe1570

screen1573

sifter1611

scryc1615

clensieve1623

cernicle1657

incernicle1657

ranch-sievea1665

duster1667

drum1702

fry1707

harp1788

lawn-sieve1804

trial1825

separator1830

lawn1853

shaker1906

chinois1937

microscreen1959

1667 Hist. Making Gunpowder in T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 283 The lower Sieve is called the dry Duster, and retains the small corns..and lets fall the dust into the bin.

b. An apparatus for sifting dry poisons upon plants to kill insects.

3. A person who dusts, or wipes off dust.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > dusting > [noun] > one who

duster1850

1850 Hastings Life of J. Wilson ii. ii. 255 A cobweb here and a little dust there which have escaped the vigilance of the duster.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Sept. 6/2 Employed as an assistant ‘duster’ for the stalls at the Italian Exhibition.

a. A light cloak or wrap worn to keep off dust; = dust-cloak n. at dust n.¹ Compounds 5. Chiefly U.S.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > cloak, mantle, or cape > types of > for specific purpose

masque1577

mourning cloak1610

coach-cloak1705

domino1719

rochet1728

watch-cloak1814

opera cloak1836

railway wrapper1846

duster1864

sortie de bal1864

dust-cloak1883

Venetian1891

gas cape1940

1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 13 Oct. The citizen in the straw hat and the ‘duster’ or overcoat of yellow Spanish linen.

1870 J. R. Lowell Lett. (1894) II. xi. 77 Rose discovered your thin coat, which she called a ‘duster’.

1883 R. G. White Mr. Washington Adams in Eng. 114 Whether it was an overcoat that he was wearing as a duster, or a duster doing service as an overcoat.

1962 ‘S. Ransome’ Without Trace ix. 98 A dark-haired woman..was wearing a duster while hanging the family wash on a line.

b. In full duster coat: a woman's loose light casual full-length coat.

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1959 W. Camp Ruling Passion xviii. 154 I adore that duster coat, but it's at least a couple of inches longer than your frock.

1960 Guardian 25 June 10/3 The Princess wore a royal blue duster coat over a..flowered frock.

5. Naval slang. An ensign or flag; the red duster (see quot. 1929).

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society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > naval or merchant

pavilion1572

blue flag1613

jack1633

white ensign1676

Red Ensign1720

Blue Ensign1745

red flag1757

red rag1809

Union Jack1832

duster1904

red duster1914

1904 Eastern Morning News 27 June A regatta..of the duster boats for the championship of the Humber.

1918 Punch 27 Mar. 206/1 She's dipped her dingy duster in the spray of all the seas.

1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 111 Red Duster, the Red Ensign.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	duster
释义	dustern. Brit. /ˈdʌstə/, U.S. /ˈdəstər/ Etymology: < dust v.¹ or dust n.¹ + -er suffix¹. 1. a. A cloth for removing dust from a surface; a dust-brush. Cf. feather-duster n. at feather n. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > brushing or sweeping > [noun] > brush or broom besomc1000 bast broom1357 brush1377 broom14.. sweepc1475 duster1575 bristle brush1601 broom-besom1693 flag-broom1697 stock-brush1700 whisk1745 birch-broom1747 hair-broom1753 spry1796 corn-broomc1810 pope's head1824 whisker1825 sweeping-brusha1828 swish1844 spoke-brush1851 whisk broom1857 Turk's head1859 wisp1875 tube-brush1877 bass-broom?1881 crumb-brush1884 dusting-brush1907 palmetto brush1913 suede brush1915 swale1949 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > dusting > [noun] > implements dusting-cloth1667 dust-cloth1727 dustera1748 dustpan1785 feather-duster1858 selvyt1891 plumet1902 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xiii. 130 A little brush or duster to rubbe and duste his houndes. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vistempenard, a Duster made of a Fox-taile fastened vnto a staffe. a1748 I. Watts Disc. Educ. Children xi We were..well instructed in the conduct of the broom and the duster. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxiv. 163 The housemaid was forbidden to enter it with broom or duster. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 104/2 Duster, 8-inch handle, all dark down, 7 × 9 inch, double faced brush. 1939–40 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 110/3 Household brushes... Turnover Library Duster, White Lily bristles. b. A machine for removing dust (by rubbing, etc.) in various mechanical processes. 2. a. A contrivance for removing dust by sifting; a sieve. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > sifting > [noun] > sieve sievec725 riddereOE hair-sievea1100 riddlelOE sift1499 try?a1500 searcer1540 range-sieve1542 ranging sieve1548 cribble1565 cribe1570 screen1573 sifter1611 scryc1615 clensieve1623 cernicle1657 incernicle1657 ranch-sievea1665 duster1667 drum1702 fry1707 harp1788 lawn-sieve1804 trial1825 separator1830 lawn1853 shaker1906 chinois1937 microscreen1959 1667 Hist. Making Gunpowder in T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 283 The lower Sieve is called the dry Duster, and retains the small corns..and lets fall the dust into the bin. b. An apparatus for sifting dry poisons upon plants to kill insects. 3. A person who dusts, or wipes off dust. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > dusting > [noun] > one who duster1850 1850 Hastings Life of J. Wilson ii. ii. 255 A cobweb here and a little dust there which have escaped the vigilance of the duster. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Sept. 6/2 Employed as an assistant ‘duster’ for the stalls at the Italian Exhibition. 4. a. A light cloak or wrap worn to keep off dust; = dust-cloak n. at dust n.¹ Compounds 5. Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > cloak, mantle, or cape > types of > for specific purpose masque1577 mourning cloak1610 coach-cloak1705 domino1719 rochet1728 watch-cloak1814 opera cloak1836 railway wrapper1846 duster1864 sortie de bal1864 dust-cloak1883 Venetian1891 gas cape1940 1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 13 Oct. The citizen in the straw hat and the ‘duster’ or overcoat of yellow Spanish linen. 1870 J. R. Lowell Lett. (1894) II. xi. 77 Rose discovered your thin coat, which she called a ‘duster’. 1883 R. G. White Mr. Washington Adams in Eng. 114 Whether it was an overcoat that he was wearing as a duster, or a duster doing service as an overcoat. 1962 ‘S. Ransome’ Without Trace ix. 98 A dark-haired woman..was wearing a duster while hanging the family wash on a line. b. In full duster coat: a woman's loose light casual full-length coat. ΚΠ 1959 W. Camp Ruling Passion xviii. 154 I adore that duster coat, but it's at least a couple of inches longer than your frock. 1960 Guardian 25 June 10/3 The Princess wore a royal blue duster coat over a..flowered frock. 5. Naval slang. An ensign or flag; the red duster (see quot. 1929). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > naval or merchant pavilion1572 blue flag1613 jack1633 white ensign1676 Red Ensign1720 Blue Ensign1745 red flag1757 red rag1809 Union Jack1832 duster1904 red duster1914 1904 Eastern Morning News 27 June A regatta..of the duster boats for the championship of the Humber. 1918 Punch 27 Mar. 206/1 She's dipped her dingy duster in the spray of all the seas. 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 111 Red Duster, the Red Ensign. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1575
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