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Winnowed — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
winnowed — win·now || wɪnəʊ n. act of winnowing; device for winnowing grain v. separate the grain from the chaff; separate the good from the bad; blow through; scatter; blow over; sift through, select the desirable parts … English contemporary dictionary
winnowed — winnˈowed adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑winnow … Useful english dictionary
well-winnowed — … Useful english dictionary
Bush bread — [ [http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/monitoringandsurveillance/nuttab2006/onlineversionintroduction/onlineversion.cfm? action=listFoods group=Indigenous%20Foods Food Standards Australia New Zealand: Online Version ] ] .With the arrival of Europeans … Wikipedia
Ликок — Стефен (Stephen Butler Leacock, 1869 ) современный американский (канадский) юморист. Начал свою литературную деятельность сравнительно поздно; долгие годы работал над вопросами социологии и политической экономии. Автор «Elements of Political… … Литературная энциклопедия
agriculture, origins of — Introduction the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… … Universalium
winnow — 1. verb /ˈwɪn.no/ a) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. They winnowed the field to twelve. b) To separate, sift, analyze, or test i … Wiktionary
winnow — [[t]wɪ̱noʊ[/t]] winnows, winnowing, winnowed VERB If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not. [LITERARY] [V n] Administration officials have… … English dictionary
winnow — UK [ˈwɪnəʊ] / US [ˈwɪnoʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms winnow : present tense I/you/we/they winnow he/she/it winnows present participle winnowing past tense winnowed past participle winnowed to remove the outer cover from grain Phrasal verbs:… … English dictionary
