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winnew |
1 definition found 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.
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