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(dst), n.[AS. dust; cf. LG. dust, D. duist meal dust, OD. doest, donst, and G. dunst vapor, OHG. tunist, dunist, a blowing, wind, Icel. dust dust, Dan. dyst mill dust; perh. akin to L. fumus smoke, E. fume. 71.] 1. Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled to minute portions; fine powder; as, clouds of dust; bone dust. Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen. iii. 19. Stop! -- for thy tread is on an empire's dust. Byron. 2. A single particle of earth or other matter. [R.] "To touch a dust of England's ground." Shak. 3. The earth, as the resting place of the dead. For now shall sleep in the dust. Job vii. 21. 4. The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body. And you may carve a shrine about my dust. Tennyson. 5. Figuratively, a worthless thing. And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust. Shak. 6. Figuratively, a low or mean condition. [God] raiseth up the poor out Dust (), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dusted; p. pr. & vb. n.Dusting.] 1. To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor. 2. To sprinkle with dust. 3. To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate. Sprat. To dyst one's jacket, to give one a flogging. [Slang.] スポンサード リンク
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