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Definition of Millrind
1. n. A figure supposed to represent the iron which holds a millstone by being set into its center.
Definition of Millrind
1. Noun. An iron support, usually four-armed or cross-shaped, for the turning ("runner") stone in a pair of millstones. ¹
2. Noun. (heraldry) A heraldic charge resembling a stylized millstone support of this kind. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Millrind
1. an iron support in a millstone [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Millrind
Literary usage of Millrind
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Bird (Swan) Erm. a millrind in pale sa. pierced of the field in the dexter ...
On a Chief Heads Arg. a millrind sa. on a chief gn. three antelope's heads ..."
2. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"... gu. a millrind in bend betw. two martlets ar. BARNHOUSE, [Devons.] sa. a pair
of wings inverted and ppr. ..."
3. The Church Heraldry of Norfolk: A Description of All Coats of Arms on by Edmund Farrer (1889)
"1. (In lozenge, with crest and helmet.) A millrind (Mills, Ermine, ... Crest: A
demi-lion rampant, holding in its paws a millrind, Mills. 2. ..."
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