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1 mill
mill [mɪl]1. noun[+ flour, coffee, pepper] moudre3. compounds► mill about, mill around intransitive verb[crowd] grouiller* * *[mɪl] 1.2) ( factory) fabrique fsteel mill — aciérie f
3) ( for pepper) moulin m5) US fig usine f2.transitive verb moudre [flour, pepper]; fabriquer [steel]; broyer [paper]; filer [cotton]; tisser [textiles]; moleter [screw]; fraiser [nut, bolt]; denteler [coin]Phrasal Verbs:••there'll be trouble at t'mill — (colloq) hum on va avoir des ennuis
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2 millwheel
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3 spinning
spinning ['spɪnɪŋ]1 noun(b) (in fishing) pêche f à la cuiller ou cuillère(rotating) tournant, qui tourne►► spinning factory filature f;spinning jenny jenny f;spinning mill filature f;spinning top toupie f;spinning wheel rouet m
См. также в других словарях:
Mill wheel — Mill Mill, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m[ u]hle, OHG. mul[=i], mul[=i]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mill-wheel — (n.) O.E. mylnn hweol; see MILL (Cf. mill) (n.1) + WHEEL (Cf. wheel) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
mill wheel — n. the wheel, usually a water wheel, that drives the machinery in a mill … English World dictionary
mill wheel — mill ,wheel noun count a large wheel that is turned by water and supplies the power to operate the machines in a MILL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mill wheel — mill′ wheel n. a wheel, esp. a waterwheel, for driving a mill … From formal English to slang
mill wheel — ► NOUN ▪ a wheel used to drive a watermill … English terms dictionary
mill wheel — noun water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill • Syn: ↑millwheel • Hypernyms: ↑waterwheel, ↑water wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑water mill • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mill wheel — a wheel, esp. a waterwheel, for driving a mill. [bef. 1000; ME myln whele, OE mylenhweol. See MILL1, WHEEL] * * * … Universalium
mill wheel — n. wheel pushed by water that is used to propel a mill … English contemporary dictionary
mill wheel — noun Date: before 12th century a waterwheel that drives a mill … New Collegiate Dictionary
mill wheel — noun a wheel used to drive a watermill … English new terms dictionary