Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Winnow (-ed)
winnow (-ed), v. [OE windwian, chaff; see wind, n.] (webplay: pouring, sift).
- Sift; strain; expose grain to air flow to separate the chaff from the kernel; [fig.] separate out; remove the bad or useless from the good or useful.
- Fan; filter out; blow away; beat with an instrument; [fig.] analyze; criticize; examine; take apart; pick into pieces.
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