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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 ]
Winnew \Win"new\, 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. ????. See Wind moving air, and cf.
Fan., n., Ventilate.]
1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of
wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain.
Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor.
--Ruth. iii.
2.
2. To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from
truth; to separate, as had from good.
Winnow well this thought, and you shall find This
light as chaff that flies before the wind. --Dryden.
3. To beat with wings, or as with wings.[Poetic]
Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan Winnows
the buxom air. --Milton.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
winnowed
vb.
(infl of en winnow ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
winnowed
vb.
(infl of en winnow ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
winnowed
vb.
(infl of en winnow ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
winnowed
vb.
(infl of en winnow ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
winnowed
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm w innow ed)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Winnowed /wˈɪnəʊd/ فرّق القش عن الحبوبFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
winnowed /wˈɪnəʊd/ aussortiert, getrennt see: winnow, winnowing, winnows, winnowedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
winnowed /wˈɪnəʊd/ sortierte aus, trennte see: winnow, winnowing, winnowed, winnowsFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
winnowed /wˈɪnəʊd/ geworfelt see: winnow, winnowingFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈwɪˌnoʊd/