Molineux (en. Molineux)

/mɔ.lin.ø/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A mill used to grind grain.

Millers used the molineux to turn wheat into flour.

Les meuniers utilisaient le molineux pour transformer le blé en farine.

A type of mill that rotates on a vertical axis.

The molineux located by the river was restored last year.

Le molineux situé au bord de la rivière a été restauré l'année dernière.

Derived from the Old French 'moulin' combined with a diminutive suffix.

windmill

A device that uses wind to grind grains.

moulin à vent

watermill

A mill that uses the force of water to operate.

moulin à eau

mill

A device for grinding grains.

moulin

miller

A person who works in a mill.

meunier

flour

Powder obtained by grinding grain.

farine

A regular user or lover of mills.

This friend is a true molineux; he spends all his vacations visiting them.

Cet ami est un véritable molineux, il passe toutes ses vacances à les visiter.

A humorous reference to something old or outdated.

This coffee machine is as old as a molineux!

Cette machine à café est aussi ancienne qu'un molineux !