winnowedadj.
/ˈwɪnəʊd/, U.S. /ˈwɪnoʊd/ In various senses of the verb. The interpretation of quot. a1616 has been much disputed; the passage is perhaps corrupt.
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the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [adjective] > qualities of
fire-fangeda1522
well-winnowed1585
kerned1602
winnowed1609
long-grained1614
chafflessa1616
grindable1652
mealable1823
cracked1833
ungrindable1840
millable1869
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > [adjective] > having impurities removed
sublimeda1400
clarifiedc1430
depured?1504
well-refined1575
refined1584
sublimate1591
winnowed1609
depurated1651
depurate1657
sublimateda1676
freshened1728
epurated1815
sublimized1827
the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > having valuable elements separated
winnowed1609
1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 163 Such a winnowed purity in loue. View more context for this quotation
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Ago,..the chaffe comming from winnowed or bolted corne.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Hamlet (1623) v. ii. 153 The most fond and winnowed [1604 trennowed] opinions.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 102 When..winnow'd Chaff, by western winds is blown. View more context for this quotation
1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. v. 229 Their steeds..eating winnowed grain.
1900 J. Morley Cromwell ii. v. 183 Faith that the God of Battles was on their side nerved its chosen and winnowed ranks with stern confidence.
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