Definitions
Machine or building for grinding grain or processing material; also to grind with such a machine.
Word origin
From Middle English mylne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu (“mill”), from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, molīnus (“mill”), from Latin molō (“grind, mill”, verb), closely allied to Proto-Germanic *muljaną (“to crush, grind”) (see English millstone). Perhaps cognate with Milne (a surname). Doublet of moline, moulin, and blin.
Used in a sentence
“Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill.”
“My great-grandfather worked in a mill. He filled the flour sacks and then carried and loaded them.”
“[…] for the Townsfolk will go to thy mill, and grind their corn […] at their own good pleasure; nor can I hinder them, since they are free men.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Factory for grain”4 letters
02“Grinding factory”4 letters
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