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Meaning of quern | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
kwɝn

Definitions

A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular stones.

Equivalents

Čeština žernov
Cymraeg breuan
Français moulin à bras Quern
Gaeilge bró
Gàidhlig brà
Galego muíño
Հայերեն երկանք
Kurdî bra
Nederlands handmolen kweern
Polski żarna
Slovenčina žarnov
Svenska kvarn

Examples

“She is shaking in ingredients from various small bottles and querns produced from the pockets of her robes, and from the drawer in the wooden table.”
“MacKie has noted that querns that were in use in Scotland up to the present day were about 450mm—600mm in diameter and that the lower stone was completely perforated to make it adjustable (MacKie 1987, 5).”
“Not surprisingly, different cultures discovered the suitability of various rock types for manufacturing querns and millstones.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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