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| | Winnower | n. One who, or that which, winnows; specifically, a winnowing machine. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Winnow | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Winnowed p. pr. & vb. n. Winnowing. ] [ OE. windewen, winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.), winpi-skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L. wannus a fan for winnowing, G. wanne, OHG. wanna. √131. See Wind moving air, and cf. Fan., n., Ventilate. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain. [ 1913 Webster ] Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor. Ruth. iii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as bad from good. [ 1913 Webster ] Winnow well this thought, and you shall find This light as chaff that flies before the wind. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To beat with wings, or as with wings.[ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ] Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan Winnows the buxom air. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Winnow | v. i. To separate chaff from grain. [ 1913 Webster ] Winnow not with every wind. Ecclus. v. 9. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Winnowing | n. The act of one who, or that which, winnows. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | | ฝัด | (v) winnow, Example: ปัจจุบันนี้มีเครื่องสีข้าวแทนการตำข้าวและฝัดข้าว, Thai Definition: กระพือข้าวหรือสิ่งอื่นเพื่อให้แกลบ รำ หรือผงออก | | ร่อน | (v) winnow, See also: sift, separate large and small solid bits, Example: เขาร่อนเอาปลายข้าวออกจากเมล็ดข้าว, Thai Definition: แยกเอาของละเอียดออกจากของหยาบโดยใช้เครื่องแยกแกว่งยักไปย้ายมา ให้ของที่ละเอียดหลุดลงไป |
| | | | winnow | (n) the act of separating grain from chaff, Syn. winnowing, sifting, Example: the winnowing was done by women | | winnow | (v) separate the chaff from by using air currents, Syn. fan, Example: She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field | | winnow | (v) blow on, Example: The wind was winnowing her hair; the wind winnowed the grass | | winnow | (v) blow away or off with a current of air, Example: winnow chaff |
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