mill-wheeln.

Brit.

/ˈmɪlwiːl/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlˌ(h)wil/

Forms: see mill n.¹ and wheel n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mill n.¹, wheel n.

Etymology: < mill n.¹ + wheel n. Compare Old Swedish mölnohiul.

a. A wheel, esp. a waterwheel, used to drive a mill.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > wheel used to drive mill

mill-wheelOE

wheelc1400

breast wheel1744

whirl-wheel1853

OE Ælfric De Temporibus Anni (Cambr. Gg.3.28) (2009) i. 76 Seo heofen..æfre tyrnð onbuton us swyftre ðonne ænig mylenhweowul.

c1425 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 43 (MED) iij rynggebordes pro le Molle Whel.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 104 (MED) Here comys slaw-pase ffro the myln whele.

1591 E. Spenser Daphnaïda lxii So all the world..round about doth goe Like a Mill-wheele in midst of miserie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 282 Imprison'd, thou didst painefully remaine A dozen yeeres:..where thou didst vent thy groanes As fast as Mill-wheeles strike.

1675 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Trunks ii. vii. 76 The Ladles and Soles of a Mill-wheel are made of Elm.

1744 G. Williamson Diary 20 Aug. in Arthuret & Longtown (1997) 44 Wood fetch'd for Mill Wheel.

1789 J. Pilkington View Derbyshire I. viii. 344 Cogs for mill-wheels are made of it.

1823 C. A. Southey Poet. Wks. (1867) 139 Stopt was the busy mill-wheel now, Snareless the rippling brook.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. iv. 93 I feel as stupid, from all you've said, As if a mill-wheel whirled in my head!

1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling i. 5 The palm-frond mill-wheel must just brush the water's surface.

1990 P. Scobie Twist of Fate 49 Never let the profits drop, Someone's got to mind the shop, Keep the mill-wheel turning.

†b. Heraldry. A conventional representation of a mill-wheel. Obsolete.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of implements > [noun] > mill-wheel

mill-wheel1688

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 341/1 He beareth Azure..a Mill Wheel, or a Clock Wheel, Argent.

1874 J. W. Papworth & A. W. Morant Alphabet. Dict. Coats of Arms 1122/1 Gu. three mill-wheels or. Chawcers.

1969 J. Franklyn & J. Turner Encycl. Dict. Heraldry (1970) 232/2 (caption) Azure, a water-mill wheel.]

c. figurative or in figurative context.

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1861 C. Norton Lady of La Garaye iii. 122 Till in his brain the grief he tries to cheat, A dreary mill-wheel circling seems to beat.

1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed xiii. 245 The mill-wheel of thought swung round slowly.

1992 Rugby World & Post Aug. 17 Dowling..reacted very quickly..and started the NZRFU mill-wheels in overdrive.

†2. A form of grindstone used for polishing armour. Obsolete.

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1473–4 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 65 Gevin to Cuthbert Knychtsone..for mylne quhelis for the dich[t]ing of the Kingis harnes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mill-wheel
释义	mill-wheeln. Brit. /ˈmɪlwiːl/, U.S. /ˈmɪlˌ(h)wil/ Forms: see mill n.¹ and wheel n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mill n.¹, wheel n. Etymology: < mill n.¹ + wheel n. Compare Old Swedish mölnohiul. 1. a. A wheel, esp. a waterwheel, used to drive a mill. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > wheel used to drive mill mill-wheelOE wheelc1400 breast wheel1744 whirl-wheel1853 OE Ælfric De Temporibus Anni (Cambr. Gg.3.28) (2009) i. 76 Seo heofen..æfre tyrnð onbuton us swyftre ðonne ænig mylenhweowul. c1425 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 43 (MED) iij rynggebordes pro le Molle Whel. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 104 (MED) Here comys slaw-pase ffro the myln whele. 1591 E. Spenser Daphnaïda lxii So all the world..round about doth goe Like a Mill-wheele in midst of miserie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 282 Imprison'd, thou didst painefully remaine A dozen yeeres:..where thou didst vent thy groanes As fast as Mill-wheeles strike. View more context for this quotation 1675 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Trunks ii. vii. 76 The Ladles and Soles of a Mill-wheel are made of Elm. 1744 G. Williamson Diary 20 Aug. in Arthuret & Longtown (1997) 44 Wood fetch'd for Mill Wheel. 1789 J. Pilkington View Derbyshire I. viii. 344 Cogs for mill-wheels are made of it. 1823 C. A. Southey Poet. Wks. (1867) 139 Stopt was the busy mill-wheel now, Snareless the rippling brook. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. iv. 93 I feel as stupid, from all you've said, As if a mill-wheel whirled in my head! 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling i. 5 The palm-frond mill-wheel must just brush the water's surface. 1990 P. Scobie Twist of Fate 49 Never let the profits drop, Someone's got to mind the shop, Keep the mill-wheel turning. †b. Heraldry. A conventional representation of a mill-wheel. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of implements > [noun] > mill-wheel mill-wheel1688 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 341/1 He beareth Azure..a Mill Wheel, or a Clock Wheel, Argent. 1874 J. W. Papworth & A. W. Morant Alphabet. Dict. Coats of Arms 1122/1 Gu. three mill-wheels or. Chawcers. 1969 J. Franklyn & J. Turner Encycl. Dict. Heraldry (1970) 232/2 (caption) Azure, a water-mill wheel.] c. figurative or in figurative context. ΚΠ 1861 C. Norton Lady of La Garaye iii. 122 Till in his brain the grief he tries to cheat, A dreary mill-wheel circling seems to beat. 1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed xiii. 245 The mill-wheel of thought swung round slowly. 1992 Rugby World & Post Aug. 17 Dowling..reacted very quickly..and started the NZRFU mill-wheels in overdrive. †2. A form of grindstone used for polishing armour. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1473–4 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 65 Gevin to Cuthbert Knychtsone..for mylne quhelis for the dich[t]ing of the Kingis harnes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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