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单词 moulin
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moulinn.

Brit. /ˈmuːlan/, /ˈmuːlã/, /ˈmuːlɪn/, U.S. /muˈlɛn/
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French moulin.
Etymology: < French moulin (see mill n.1). In sense 2 with reference to the swirling motion of the water as it falls down the shaft.Not fully naturalized in English.
1. In France and French-speaking countries: a mill (mill n.1 1). rare.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > milling or grinding > [noun] > corn-mill
millOE
oat mill1482
corn-mill1523
grist-mill1602
barley-mill1797
flouring-mill1797
moulin1837
corn-grinder1841
grain-mill1867
1837 J. E. Murray Summer in Pyrenees II. 85 His own particular moulin, in which he grinds the produce of his garden-field.
1997 Observer (Nexis) 4 May (Life Suppl.) 62 In a novel alternative to traditional chateaux, French Expressions..offers a water-mill sojourn encompassing moulins in Normandy, Cognac, the Dordogne, Burgundy and Pas-de-Calais.
2. A deep, nearly vertical circular well or shaft in a glacier, formed by surface water falling through a crack in the ice and gradually carving out a hole. Cf. glacier-mill n. at glacier n. Compounds 3.
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the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > glacier > [noun] > circular well or shaft
moulin1843
giant's kettle1882
glacier-mill1894
1843 J. D. Forbes Trav. Alps of Savoy 85 But always..these cascades or ‘Moulins’ are found in almost exactly the same position.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. xxv. 363 These moulins occur only at those parts of the glacier which are not much rent by fissures.
1889 G. F. Wright Ice Age N. Amer. 19 Neither moulins nor regular dirt-bands are present.
1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. i. 50 He considers that they are formed as moulins or glacial potholes.
1978 Nature 26 Oct. 733/1 As no crevasses, moulins or englacial conduits are present in this area, this behaviour can only indicate the existence of an open fracture that intersects the hole between the surface and 250 m depth.
1996 Hydrol. Processes 10 1422 The cause of hysteresis was a water input to the moulin that initially exceeded its drainage capacity.
3. A type of hand-operated kitchen utensil used for grinding or puréeing food. Cf. mill n.1 3a, Mouli n., moulin à legumes n.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > grinder
mortareOE
mortle1570
mill1588
metate1625
potato-mill1812
food mill1857
Moulinette1936
Mouli1937
mouli-légumes1959
moulin à legumes1959
moulin1962
1962 Harper's Bazaar Aug. 37 Black pepper freshly ground from the moulin.
1966 ‘K. Nicholson’ Hook, Line & Sinker viii. 92 In the kitchen Mrs. Chilperic..was urging the apple sauce through the moulin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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