| 单词 | mill dust |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmill dust mill dust n. fine floury dust thrown out during the process of grinding corn. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [noun] > siftings or refuse mill dust1354 roughc1460 overchaving1607 sid1673 grey meal?1771 shag1822 slurry1825 slush1843 slutch1851 1354–5 in H. J. Hewitt Mediaeval Cheshire (1929) 41 (MED) Mulnedust. 1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. i. ii. f. 18/1 The place..muste be playstred with floure of barleye, and wyth myldust. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 257 There can be little doubt that much of the mill-dust..is derived from the powder furnished by these [mill-]stones. 1855 T. B. Read New Pastoral 27 E'en as they bear the mill-dust on their garments. 1996 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Electronic ed.) 29 Apr. b1 The Washburn A flour mill in Minneapolis exploded May 2, 1878. Clouds of mill dust suspended in the air acted like gunpowder when ignited; the blast shook the city and killed 18 workers. < as lemmas |
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