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millstream

UK/ˈmɪlstɹiːm/

millstream noun: the water that runs through a millrace to power a mill.

Noun

millstream (plural millstreams)

  1. The water that runs through a millrace to power a mill.
    • [W]hile he was away Hinzelmann began suddenly to clapper in the ladies' chamber like a stork, and then said, "Maid Anne, you much go look for your things to-day in the mill-stream."1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 53

Forms of millstream

pluralmillstreams
alternative formmill stream
alternative formmill-stream

Origin of millstream

From mill + stream.

Questions about millstream

What does millstream mean?
Millstream means the water that runs through a millrace to power a mill.
What part of speech is millstream?
Millstream is a noun.
How do you pronounce millstream?
Millstream is pronounced /ˈmɪlstɹiːm/ (UK).
What is the plural of millstream?
The plural of millstream is millstreams.

Words near millstream in the dictionary

  1. millstone collar
  2. millstone grit
  3. millstone grits
  4. millstone round one's neck
  5. millstones
  6. millstream
  7. millstreams
  8. Millstreet
  9. milltail
  10. milltails
  11. Millthorpe

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