Duster
['dʌstə] or ['dʌstɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter.
(noun.) a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles.
Edited by Brent--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil that frees from dust.
(n.) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
(n.) A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
(n.) A light over-garment, worn in traveling to protect the clothing from dust.
Checked by Hayes
Examples
- That depends,' said Mrs. Bardell, approaching the duster very near to Mr. Pickwick's elbow which was planted on the table. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I am sure you did not, for a duster would have swept away these shreds of varnish. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I was wearing a linen duster and was not much to look at, but got a position at once, working on a press wire. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She went to the side-board, opened a drawer, and took out a duster, which she kept there for any occasional purpose. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He had plenty of nerve, and was not at all put out at the amusement of the other men when he walked into the Boston office, clad in an old and shapeless linen duster. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Mine is dishes and dusters, and envying girls with nice pianos, and being afraid of people. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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