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 Translation for 'miller' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a miller | millers
SYNO Alton Glenn Miller | Arthur Miller | Glenn Miller | ...
atv.
malari {k}
miller
fiskifr.T
grobbi {k} [Cottus gobio]
miller's thumb [Br.]
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Translation for 'miller' from English to Icelandic

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miller
malari {k}atv.

miller's thumb [Br.]
grobbi {k} [Cottus gobio]fiskifr.T
Usage Examples English
  • The miller has pink spores whereas those of the fools funnel are white, the gills of the miller are more easily pulled away, and the miller smells of raw pastry.
  • William Hudson was the miller from 1847 - 1855. Thomas Clark (1838–1929) was the miller through the second half of the nineteenth century, taking the mill c1861.
  • That night, guests are at the miller's house. The miller dances to entertain them.
  • As an important part of his job, the miller repeatedly takes into his hand samples of the ground meal coming out of the spout in order to feel the quality and character of the product.
  • Trained in agricultural pursuits as a youth, Christian Ley subsequently became a miller during his early adult years.

  • Laws in the 18th century accommodated the miller. One story of Miller was that as the minister was doing a sermon he heard the whispering wind outside.
  • On average half a day per week prospective millers are taught the theory and practice of operating a windmill by a miller at an appointed training mill.
  • From the years of 1917 to 1926 Miller's business required him to live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  • The miller's house and the mill have remained relatively original since their construction in the 1820s.
  • People used to believe that actual goblins lived in the small caves and helped a miller close to the caves.

  • "The Miller's Tale" is told by a drunken miller to [...] (requite) "The Knight's Tale". The word [...] here means to make repayment for a service – in this case, telling stories.
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