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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Winnow
     Corn was winnowed, (1.) By being thrown up by a shovel against
     the wind. As a rule this was done in the evening or during the
     night, when the west wind from the sea was blowing, which was a
     moderate breeze and fitted for the purpose. The north wind was
     too strong, and the east wind came in gusts. (2.) By the use of
     a fan or van, by which the chaff was blown away (Ruth 3:2; Isa.
     30:24; Jer. 4:11, 12; Matt. 3:12).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Winnow \Win"now\, v. i.
     To separate chaff from grain.
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           Winnow not with every wind.              --Ecclus. v.
                                                    9.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Winnow \Win"now\ (w[i^]n"n[-o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winnowed
     (w[i^]n"n[-o]d); 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. [root]131.
     See Wind moving air, and cf. Fan., n., Ventilate.]
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     1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of
        wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain.
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              Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor.
                                                    --Ruth. iii.
                                                    2.
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     2. To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from
        truth; to separate, as bad from good.
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              Winnow well this thought, and you shall find
              This light as chaff that flies before the wind.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     3. To beat with wings, or as with wings.[Poetic]
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              Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan
              Winnows the buxom air.                --Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Winnow \Win"now\, v. i.
     To separate chaff from grain.
  
           Winnow not with every wind.              --Ecclus. v.
                                                    9.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  winnow
       n : the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was
           done by women" [syn: winnowing, sifting]
       v 1: separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all
            day in the field" [syn: fan]
       2: blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"
       3: treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter
          is eliminated; "winnow grain"
       4: remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  winnow
     Αγγλικά vb.
     λιχνίζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  winnow
     n.
     1 That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for
  fanning or winnowing grain.
     2 The act of winnowing
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive agriculture) To subject (granular material,
  especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and
  lighter components, as grain from chaff.
     2 (lb en transitive figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test
  by separating items having different values.
     3 (lb en transitive literary) To blow upon or toss about by blowing;
  to set in motion as with a fan or wings.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  winnow
     n.
     1 That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for
  fanning or winnowing grain.
     2 The act of winnowing
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive agriculture) To subject (granular material,
  especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and
  lighter components, as grain from chaff.
     2 (lb en transitive figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test
  by separating items having different values.
     3 (lb en transitive literary) To blow upon or toss about by blowing;
  to set in motion as with a fan or wings.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  winnow
     n.
     1 That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for
  fanning or winnowing grain.
     2 The act of winnowing
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive agriculture) To subject (granular material,
  especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and
  lighter components, as grain from chaff.
     2 (lb en transitive figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test
  by separating items having different values.
     3 (lb en transitive literary) To blow upon or toss about by blowing;
  to set in motion as with a fan or wings.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  winnow
     n.
     1 That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for
  fanning or winnowing grain.
     2 The act of winnowing
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive agriculture) To subject (granular material,
  especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and
  lighter components, as grain from chaff.
     2 (lb en transitive figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test
  by separating items having different values.
     3 (lb en transitive literary) To blow upon or toss about by blowing;
  to set in motion as with a fan or wings.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  winnow
     Englanti vb.
     1 tuultaa
     2 (kuva) (''~ out'') karsia, poistaa (jokin ei toivottava t.
  huonompi)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Winnow /wˈɪnəʊ/
  ذرّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  winnow //ˈwɪnoʊ// //ˈwɪnəʊ// 
  1. пресявам
  figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test
  2. ве́я, отвявам
  to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air