单词 | molendinary |
释义 | † molendinaryadj.n. Obsolete. rare. A. adj. Of, belonging to, or relating to a mill. ΚΠ 1820 W. Scott Monastery III. iv. 89 The house of thy molendinary father. 1877 W. Alexander Rural Life 151 A curious commentary on the utterly obsolete character of the old molendinary system is found in the case of the mills belonging to the burgh of Aberdeen. B. n. A mill.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] millc1425 millwork1799 molendinary1821 1821 W. Scott Pirate I. xi. 264 Can a man..look at that thing there, which they have the impudence to call a corn-mill, without trembling to think that corn should be entrusted to such a miserable molendinary? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.1820 |
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