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• Millstone — Mill stone , n. One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance in a mill[1]. [1913 Webster] No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge. Deut. xxiv. 6. [1913 Webster] Note: The cellular siliceous rock… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Millstone girt — Millstone Mill stone , n. One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance in a mill[1]. [1913 Webster] No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge. Deut. xxiv. 6. [1913 Webster] Note: The cellular siliceous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mill — /mɪl / (say mil) noun 1. a building or establishment fitted with machinery, in which any of various mechanical operations or forms of manufacture is carried on, especially the spinning or weaving of cotton or wool. 2. a mechanical appliance or a… …  

• MILLSTONE — (Heb. רֵחַיִם), an instrument used for grinding grain. The word has a dual ending, indicating an instrument composed of two parts: an upper millstone (Heb. rekhev, Deut. 24:6) and a lower millstone (talmudic Heb. shekhev), which, however, was… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Millstone Bluff — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• mill|stone — «MIHL STOHN», noun. 1. either of a pair of round, flat stones used for grinding corn, wheat, or other grain. The upper millstone rotates upon the lower millstone. »An enormous millstone, a relic of the original mill, is imbedded in the terrace… …   Useful english dictionary

• millstone — mill|stone [ˈmılstəun US stoun] n 1.) one of the two large circular stones that crush grain into flour in a ↑mill 2.) a millstone round/around sb s neck something that causes a lot of problems for someone, and that they cannot get rid of ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• millstone — mill|stone [ mıl,stoun ] noun count 1. ) a problem or responsibility that prevents you from making progress or doing what you want to do: a millstone around someone s neck: The job had been a millstone around her neck. 2. ) one of two large heavy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Mill (grinding) — Mill A tabletop hammer mill Other names Grinding mill Uses Grinding Related items Mortar and pestle Expeller Extruder A grinding mill is …   Wikipedia

• 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. mahlen …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mill bar — 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