† winnow-sheet Obs.
[f. winnow v.]
A winnowing-sheet.
| c 1394 P. Pl. Crede 435 His wijf walked him wiþ..In a cutted cote..Wrapped in a wynwe schete to weren hire fro weders. 14.. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 618/38 Ventilabrum.., a wynue [printed wynne] shete. 1577 in H. Hall Soc. Eliz. Age (1886) App. i. 154, 16 sacks & two window sheets. 1688 Holme Armoury iii. iii. 74/1 To make Wind with a Winnow sheet. 1808 Sporting Mag. XXXI. 113 Covered with a winnow-sheet. |