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Definition of devil's dust in English: devil's dustnoun ˈdɛvlz ˌdʌst depreciative 1Any of various powdered or dust-like substances whose use or effect is considered to be evil or harmful, such as a drug in powder form, gold dust, gunpowder, asbestos dust, etc. Occasionally with the. 2Pulverized or shredded cloth which is produced from old rags using a devil and which is subsequently reformed into shoddy. Now historical and rare.
Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Ireland (c1742–1808), biographer. From the genitive of devil + dust. Definition of devil's dust in US English: devil's dustnounˈdɛvlz ˌdʌst depreciative 1Any of various powdered or dust-like substances whose use or effect is considered to be evil or harmful, such as a drug in powder form, gold dust, gunpowder, asbestos dust, etc. Occasionally with the. 2Pulverized or shredded cloth which is produced from old rags using a devil and which is subsequently reformed into shoddy. Now historical and rare.
Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Ireland (c1742–1808), biographer. From the genitive of devil + dust. |