Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In heraldry, a bearing representing a large flat basket of peculiar form with two handles.
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Examples
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At night the whole is set on fire and boys and girls dance round it, swinging torches and singing rhymes in which the words "corn in the winnowing-basket, the plough in the earth" may be distinguished.
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At night the whole is set on fire and boys and girls dance round it, swinging torches and singing rhymes in which the words corn in the winnowing-basket, the plough in the earth may be distinguished.
Chapter 62. The Fire-Festivals of Europe. § 2. The Lenten Fires 1922
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At night the whole is set on fire and boys and girls dance round it, swinging torches and singing rhymes in which the words "corn in the winnowing-basket, the plough in the earth" may be distinguished.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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"Come, come, this is how I like to see my old Jovial!" said Dagobert, as he took up the winnowing-basket, and poured its contents into the manger.
The Wandering Jew — Volume 01 Eug��ne Sue 1830
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"Come, come, this is how I like to see my old Jovial!" said Dagobert, as he took up the winnowing-basket, and poured its contents into the manger.
The Wandering Jew — Complete Eug��ne Sue 1830
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_Flagello_ (tribula), 18. tosseth it in a _winnowing-basket_, 19. and so when the _Chaff_, and the _Straw_, 20. are separated from it, he putteth it into _Sacks_, 12. jactat _ventilabro_, 19. atque ita _Paleâ_
The Orbis Pictus Johann Amos Comenius 1631
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At night the whole is set on fire and boys and girls dance round it, swinging torches and singing rhymes in which the words “corn in the winnowing-basket, the plough in the earth” may be distinguished.
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