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Stones used in gristmills, for grinding wheat or other grains
Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, used for triturating, crushing or, more specifically, grinding wheat or other grains. They are
Millstone
Topics referred to by the same term
A millstone is a stone used in gristmills, for grinding wheat or other grains. Millstone may also refer to: "Millstone", a song on Brand New's 2006 album
Millstone_(disambiguation)
Type of sandstone in the British Isles
Millstone Grit is any of a number of coarse-grained sandstones of Carboniferous age which occur in the British Isles. The name derives from its use in
Millstone_Grit
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Millstone Township is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located within the Raritan Valley region
Millstone Township, New Jersey
Millstone_Township,_New_Jersey
Nuclear power plant located in Waterford, Connecticut
The Millstone Nuclear Power Station is the only nuclear power plant in Connecticut, United States, and the only multi-unit nuclear plant in New England
Millstone_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Tightly gathered collar set into formal or informal pleats
century. A round and flat variation is often called a millstone collar after its resemblance to millstones for grinding grain. Ruffs are still worn by Lutheran
Ruff_(clothing)
Topics referred to by the same term
Millstone Township may refer to: Millstone Township, New Jersey Millstone Township, Pennsylvania This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct
Millstone_Township
American coffee brand
Millstone Coffee was a brand of coffee sold in the US, a division of The J.M. Smucker Company. The company sold whole bean and ground coffee in retail
Millstone_Coffee
American journalist
James C. Millstone (January 16, 1930 – June 25, 1992) was an American journalist and editor. Millstone was an editor and former Washington correspondent
James_Millstone
Tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey, US
The Millstone River is a 38.6-mile-long (62.1 km) tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. The Millstone River begins
Millstone_River
United States historic place
The Watershed Institute, formerly known as the Stony Brook–Millstone Watershed Association, is a New Jersey nonprofit organization devoted to promoting
The_Watershed_Institute
Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
Millstone Bluff is a natural bluff in Pope County, Illinois, United States, located near the community of Glendale. Listed on the National Register of
Millstone_Bluff
Hard, coarse-grained, siliceous sandstone
that are quarried for building material. British gritstone was used for millstones to mill flour, to grind wood into pulp for paper and for grindstones to
Gritstone
Margaret Drabble novel
The Millstone is a novel by Margaret Drabble, first published in 1965. It is about an unmarried, young academic who becomes pregnant after a one-night
The_Millstone_(novel)
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Millstone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Millstone had
Millstone,_Kentucky
Large tooth at the back of the mouth
The name molar derives from Latin, molaris dens, meaning "millstone tooth", from mola, millstone and dens, tooth. Molars show a great deal of diversity in
Molar_(tooth)
Skirmish in the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Millstone, also known as the Battle of Van Nest's Mill, was a skirmish that occurred near the mill of Abraham Van Neste in Weston, New Jersey
Battle_of_Millstone
American chemist
Jill Millstone is a professor of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. She works on metal-ligand chemistry in nanoparticle synthesis. She is the
Jill_Millstone
River in the United States
also known as Stoney Brook, (Lenape: Wopowog) is a tributary of the Millstone River in Hunterdon and Mercer counties, New Jersey, in the United States
Stony Brook (Millstone River tributary)
Stony_Brook_(Millstone_River_tributary)
American actor (born 1956)
starring his son, Tyler Posey. He also had a recurring role as Judge Will Millstone in the first two seasons (2014–2015) of How to Get Away with Murder. He
John_Posey_(actor)
Township in Pennsylvania, United States
Millstone Township is a township in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 95 at the 2020 census, up from 82 in 2010. Millstone Township
Millstone Township, Pennsylvania
Millstone_Township,_Pennsylvania
American microwave observatory owned by MIT
participated in NEROC. The Haystack Observatory site is also the location of the Millstone Hill Geospace Facility, an atmospheric-sciences research center. Lincoln
Haystack_Observatory
Dish antenna
The Millstone Hill Steerable Antenna, or MISA, is a fully steerable dish antenna, 46 metres (151 ft) in diameter, designed by the Stanford Research Institute
Millstone_Hill
Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
East Millstone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Franklin Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of
East_Millstone,_New_Jersey
Historic district in New Jersey, United States
The Millstone Valley Agricultural District is a historic district located south of Millstone on the western side of the Millstone River along River Road
Millstone Valley Agricultural District
Millstone_Valley_Agricultural_District
Set of millstones in Queens, New York, U.S.
The Dutch Kills Millstones are a set of millstones in Queens, New York City. Constructed by Burger Jorissen in 1650, Jorrisen's Mill was the first tidal
Dutch_Kills_Millstones
United States historic place
The Ball Theatre, also known as the Millstone Theatre, is a historic movie theater located in Millsboro, Delaware. It was listed on the National Register
Ball_Theatre
United States historic place
Inn-Van Liew Homestead, is located at 2371 Amwell Road (Route 514) in East Millstone, New Jersey. The oldest portion of the structure was built as a farmhouse
Franklin_Inn
Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
Millstone is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough was originally known as Somerset Courthouse and was the county
Millstone,_New_Jersey
Mountain in Northern Ireland
Millstone Mountain is a hill in the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the most easterly peak in the Mournes and, along with Thomas
Millstone_Mountain
Device that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting
Wiley mill Burr grinder Coffee grinder Expeller Extruder Herb grinder Millstone Rock crusher IsaMill Lynch, A.J.; Rowland, C.A. (2005). "Chapter 2. The
Mill_(grinding)
School district in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
The Millstone Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Millstone Township
Millstone_Township_Schools
Branch railway line in Somerset County, New Jersey (U.S.)
The Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad (M&NB) was chartered in the mid-19th century as a seven-mile long branch line from New Brunswick, New Jersey
Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad
Millstone_and_New_Brunswick_Railroad
American actor (born 1986)
in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black and Asher Millstone in the ABC legal thriller series How to Get Away with Murder. McGorry
Matt_McGorry
Country in Central and South Asia
these lions [Britain and Russia] or a grain of wheat between two strong millstones of the grinding mill, stand in the midway of the stones without being
Afghanistan
Or just burn the body
Jorge Castillo to turn against the governor. Nate also solves Asher Millstone's murder, helping the FBI catch the true killer, one of the governor's
List of How to Get Away with Murder characters
List_of_How_to_Get_Away_with_Murder_characters
English biographer, novelist and short story writer
biographer, novelist and short story writer. Drabble's books include The Millstone (1965), which won the following year's John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize
Margaret_Drabble
1987 novel by Orson Scott Card
goes to a quarry to cut out a millstone. Here, one of Alvin's knacks is revealed since he singlehandedly cuts the millstone through hard rock. During the
Seventh_Son_(novel)
1969 film by Waris Hussein
Much and The Millstone) is a 1969 British drama film directed by Waris Hussein and adapted by Margaret Drabble from her novel The Millstone (1965). The
A_Touch_of_Love_(1969_film)
Character in the Hebrew Bible's [[Book of Judges]]
character in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in the Book of Judges. She dropped a millstone from a wall in order to kill Abimelech. Abimlech had laid siege to Thebez
Woman_of_Thebez
Dutch rock band
My Way – 3:36 Seven Is Heaven – 4:43 Stalingrad – 6:42 Harder than a Millstone (1991) CD 13. One and All – 04:59 14. Blind Metal – 05:32 15. Limit of
Eternal_Flame_(band)
River in the United States
Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States. Bear Brook starts at 40°14′5″N 74°32′18″W / 40.23472°N
Bear Brook (Millstone River tributary)
Bear_Brook_(Millstone_River_tributary)
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Millstone is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 33 at the point where West Virginia
Millstone,_West_Virginia
Caribbean island country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
University of Puerto Rico. OCLC 1482336235. Craig, Susan (1979). "Review: Millstones or Milestones?". Latin American Research Review. 14 (3). The Latin American
Aruba
American nuclear engineer and whistleblower
nuclear engineer and whistleblower who reported safety problems at the Millstone 1 Nuclear Power Plant, relating to reactor refueling procedures, in 1996
George_Galatis
Fashion accessories worn on or around the neck
The round and flat variation is often called a millstone collar after its resemblance to millstones for grinding grain. A stock tie, or stock, is a style
Neckwear
the national program. The Millstone Valley Scenic Byway is a 25-mile (40 km) historic scenic route located in the Millstone River Valley which lies in
List of New Jersey Scenic Byways
List_of_New_Jersey_Scenic_Byways
Stream in North Carolina, USA
Millstone Creek is a 7.08 mi (11.39 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina. Millstone Creek rises on the Brush Creek
Millstone Creek (Deep River tributary)
Millstone_Creek_(Deep_River_tributary)
River in the United States
Rocky Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Monmouth and Mercer counties, New Jersey, in the United States. Rocky Brook starts at 40°13′8″N 74°24′37″W
Rocky_Brook
American settler (1640–1724)
original millstones used by Dunham, two memorial plaques have been placed in front of the Trinity Church Rectory. The first plaque reads, "This millstone from
Jonathan_Singletary_Dunham
Highest natural point in Denmark
municipality, very close to Ejer Bavnehøj. The summit is marked with a millstone, a remnant of Ejer mill which was situated on the hill from 1838 to 1917
Møllehøj
Iron support for the upper millstone
four-armed or cross-shaped, for the upper ("runner") stone in a pair of millstones. The rind is affixed to the top of the square-section main shaft or spindle
Millrind
Season of television series
be as successful as Annalise. Matt McGorry continued portraying Asher Millstone, a student who comes from a privileged background. Karla Souza played
How to Get Away with Murder season 2
How_to_Get_Away_with_Murder_season_2
German fairy tale
of death when he is turned into stew. Finally, a millstone is used to kill the mother. A millstone is a tool typically used to grind corn. Critics suggest
The_Juniper_Tree_(fairy_tale)
Historic district in New Jersey, United States
The Millstone Historic District is a historic district located in Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey. The district was added to the National Register
Millstone_Historic_District
English musician (1943–2001)
swarmandal and tabla. He later commented on the Sgt. Pepper album: "It was a millstone and a milestone in the music industry ... There's about half the songs
George_Harrison
River in the United States
Six Mile Run is a tributary of the Millstone River that drains a large area in central Franklin Township in Somerset County and as well western portions
Six_Mile_Run_(New_Jersey)
Genus of fishes
the other two members of the family. In Latin, the name "Mola" means "millstone", referencing the round, flat shape of ocean sunfish. This genus includes
Mola_(fish)
following list comprises stray finds of ancient millstones. Note that there is no way to distinguish millstones driven by water-power from those powered by
List_of_ancient_watermills
English fairy tale
chain; it sang to three millers and received a millstone. Then it flew home and rattled the millstone against the eaves. The stepmother said that it thundered
The_Rose-Tree
Traditional climbing route in England
traditional climbing route on a gritstone arête in the "Corners Area" of Millstone Edge quarry, in the Peak District, England. When English climber Ron Fawcett
Master's_Edge
US-based software and services company
"Covid inquiry: The week that science became both bamboozling and a millstone". BMJ. 383: 2788. doi:10.1136/bmj.p2788. ISSN 1756-1833. PMID 38011918
Palantir
Apparatus that grinds grain into flour
attached to a shaft which was, in turn, attached to the centre of the millstone called the "runner stone". The turning force produced by the water on
Gristmill
1993 American TV series or program
hopes of selling Bamm-Bamm's script. Fred and Barney encounter Shelley Millstone in hopes of having her for Bamm-Bamm's film. It doesn't go well and the
Hollyrock-a-Bye_Baby
2023 film by Sean King O'Grady
further isolation. Joe and the other employees' primary task is pushing a millstone in order to reach the targeted quota. He faces the daily pressure of meeting
The_Mill_(2023_film)
Control loop feedback mechanism
by Christiaan Huygens in the 17th century to regulate the gap between millstones in windmills depending on the speed of rotation, and thereby compensate
PID_controller
1986 artist project and interstellar signal
Davis and an interstellar signal briefly transmitted in 1986 from the MIT Millstone Radar, in Massachusetts. Davis converted vaginal contractions into an
Poetica_Vaginal
American legislative district
County municipalities of Branchburg Township, Hillsborough Township, Millstone Borough, Montgomery Township, and Rocky Hill Borough. As of the 2020 United
New Jersey's 16th legislative district
New_Jersey's_16th_legislative_district
School district in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
(Plainsboro: 349; K-3) Maureen Cook, principal Upper elementary schools Millstone River School (Plainsboro: 967; 3-5) Heather Shanklin, principal Village
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
West_Windsor-Plainsboro_Regional_School_District
Old smithy in Jonsdorf
The Mühlsteinbrüche ("Millstone Quarries", Upper Sorbian: Skały młyna) south of Jonsdorf in the Zittau Mountains in Saxony are a region of bizarre rock
Mühlsteinbrüche
1967 studio album by the Beatles
Harrison later said that Sgt. Pepper became both "a milestone and a millstone in music history". In his view, it paled beside the band's previous two
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band
River in the United States
Bedens Brook, Beden's Brook, or Beeden's Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States. The headwaters of the
Beden_Brook
Ancient Egyptian relic
Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. In later years, the stone was likely used as a millstone, which damaged the hieroglyphs. This damage is accompanied by other intentional
Shabaka_Stone
British sitcom
antiquated businesses, the largest of which is a country manor house called Millstone Manor. The will stipulates that they cannot sell the house and split the
Grace_&_Favour
American actor (born 1962)
@AlexSBillings aka Jill for coming and playing with us #HTGAWM "Two birds, one millstone" (review). How to Get Away with Murder season 2, episode 6. TV Fanatic
Alexandra_Billings
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
official name has always been Freehold Township. Additional portions formed Millstone Township (February 28, 1844), Jackson Township (March 6, 1844), Atlantic
Freehold_Township,_New_Jersey
United States historic place
The Kingston Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge crossing the Millstone River on the border of Franklin Township in Somerset County, South Brunswick
Kingston Bridge (Kingston, New Jersey)
Kingston_Bridge_(Kingston,_New_Jersey)
American food and beverage manufacturer
Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. "Sitemap – Millstone Coffee". Millstone.com. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on November 5
The_J.M._Smucker_Company
Structure that uses a water wheel or turbine
axle; with encircling cogs, it turns the hollow weight of the Nisyrian millstones. If we learn to feast toil-free on the fruits of the earth, we taste again
Watermill
Use of various control systems for operating equipment
Huygens in the seventeenth century, and used to adjust the gap between millstones. The introduction of prime movers, or self-driven machines advanced grain
Automation
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1809 to 1817
secession of New England, the Convention became an adverse political millstone around the Federalist Party as general American sentiment had moved towards
James_Madison
River in the United States
Randolph Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in northern Franklin Park, New Jersey, United States. Randolph Brook starts at 40°32′6″N 74°33′38″W
Randolph_Brook
American politician (born 1964)
Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010. Millstone, Ken (January 27, 2009). "Sarah Palin Launches Political Action Committee"
Sarah_Palin
Municipality in Vestland, Norway
made out of metal, then silver is used. The millstones were chosen because the production of millstones is the oldest industry in the municipality and
Hyllestad_Municipality
American industrial company
platforms. David Winter is the CEO of the company. David Winter and David Millstone are co-Chief Investment Officers of Standard Investments. Standard's operating
Standard_Industries
American Revolutionary War campaign in New Jersey
militia and drove off a British foraging expedition in the Battle of Millstone on January 20. Washington gave his commanders wide latitude in how to
Forage_War
Former railway in New Jersey, United States
Belvidere Delaware Rail Road via Pennington and Hopewell to Millstone. A connection to the Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad for a through route to New Brunswick
Mercer_and_Somerset_Railway
Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
[citation needed] Eilers Corner, Etra, Hickory Corner, Locust Corner, Millstone[citation needed] and Washington Oak. The township borders Robbinsville
East_Windsor,_New_Jersey
Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy
were at least 31 bakeries in the town, each with wood-burning ovens, millstones and a sales counter. The Modestus bakery, or House of the Oven, was the
Pompeii
Phenomenon in electrical devices
to 100 kilograms (110 to 220 lb) per payload. On April 17, 2005, the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant in Connecticut was shut down due to a "false alarm"
Whisker_(metallurgy)
Stone circle in Derbyshire, England
Measuring 10.8 metres (35 ft) in diameter, the stone circle consists of ten millstone grit stones, although for several centuries one of these was buried, providing
Nine_Ladies
River in the United States
Simonson Brook, also known as Sunonson Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in southern Franklin Park, Somerset County, New Jersey in the United
Simonson_Brook_(New_Jersey)
Type of stone
Bramley Fall Stone belongs to the Millstone Grit series, of the Namurian stage of the Carboniferous Period. It is one of the cheapest and best-adapted
Bramley_Fall_stone
Norwegian Christian saint (c. 1020–1043)
The woman was buried on the beach. Hallvard, however, was bound with a millstone around his neck, and the men attempted to sink his body in Drammensfjord
Hallvard_Vebjørnsson
1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
Publications. Retrieved 15 September 2007.[dead link] "3rd Hoot uprising; a millstone in Afghanistan's freedom-fighting history against invaders". The Kabul
Soviet–Afghan_War
Performances by American actor
of Conduct Bill Peterson 1999 Ninth Street Father Frank Lost & Found Millstone Storm General James Roberts A Texas Funeral Grandpa Sparta 2001 O Coach
Martin_Sheen_filmography
Surname list
Latin word, mola ('millstone'). The surname originated from the early Middle Ages, referring to a person who operates a mill or a millstone. Other Spanish
Molina_(surname)
River in the United States
Ten Mile Run is a tributary of the Millstone River, draining an area in southern South Brunswick and southern Franklin Park, New Jersey in the United
Ten_Mile_Run_(New_Jersey)
New Zealand actor (born 1960)
in 2010 that he felt typecast by the role, to the point that it was "a millstone round my neck". In 1996, he appeared in the Pamela Anderson film Barb
Temuera_Morrison
River in the United States
Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey in the United States
Cranbury_Brook
MILLSTONE
MILLSTONE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone supposedly resembling a mole (the burrowing mammal), Middle English mol(le) (from Dutch or Low German mol), for example in having poor eyesight.English : nickname for someone with a prominent mole or blemish on the face, from Middle English mole (Old English mÄl).English : from an Old English masculine personal name, Moll.English : from Old Norse moli ‘crumb’, ‘grain’, possibly a nickname for a small man.French : metonymic occupational name for a knife grinder or a maker of whetstones, from a variant of meule ‘whetstone’, ‘grindstone’, ‘millstone’.Italian : variant of Mule.Slovenian : probably a nickname for a extremely religious man, from mole ‘zealot’, a derivative of moliti ‘to pray’.
MILLSTONE
MILLSTONE
Boy/Male
Indian
Lovely
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Delight; Distress; Affliction
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, British, English
Gentle Adviser; Mild of Strength
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sears.Dutch : variant of Sieren.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Darkness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Pond.
Boy/Male
British, English, German
Earnest
Biblical
a hundred cubits
Boy/Male
Biblical
Great, powerful, contentious'.
MILLSTONE
MILLSTONE
MILLSTONE
MILLSTONE
MILLSTONE
v. t.
To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.
n.
A pair or set of millstones.
n.
A depression round the eye of a millstone.
n.
The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
n.
A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the spindle.
n.
One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
n.
The rotating stone of a set of millstones.
n.
A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, -- used by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
n.
In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves.
n.
The fine, hard parts of wheat, rounded by the attrition of the millstones, -- used in cookery.
v. i.
To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
n.
A figure supposed to represent the iron which holds a millstone by being set into its center.
n.
The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
n.
A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit.
n.
The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
n.
The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle.
n.
The hole through the upper millstone.
n.
The step, or socket, in which the lower end of a millstone spindle runs.