| 释义 |
grist
I. \ˈgrist\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grīst; akin to Old English grindan to grind — more at grind
1. obsolete : the act of grinding
2.
a. : grain for grinding
< some wheats make better grist than others >
b. : a batch of grain taken to a mill for custom grinding
< farmers bringing their grists of rye, buckwheat, and wheat to the mill >
c. : the product obtained from a grist of grain including the flour or meal and the grain offals (as bran)
3. : crushed or ground malt ready for use in brewing
4.
a. : a large quantity : lot, number
< got a grist of lazy kinfolk out that way >
< you never saw such a grist of washing for three people >
b. : a required or usual amount : stint, output
< the daily grist of copy >
5.
a. : matter of interest or value forming the basis of a story, analysis, or other presentation or that can be assembled into such a basis
< consular records and trade-association reports form much of the grist of the foreign market analyst >
< local news grist collected in police courts and schools >
b. : something turned to one's own advantage especially contrary to ordinary expectation by one receiving or having to do with it — used especially in the phrase grist to one's mill
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to grind (grain) especially as a custom operation
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : the count of a textile fiber or yarn
2. chiefly Scotland : a size of rope
< a rope of common grist is 3 inches in circumference with 20 yarns in each of the 3 strands > |