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Duster   /dˈəstər/   Listen
noun
duster  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil that frees from dust. Specifically:
(a)
(Paper Making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
(b)
(Milling) A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
(c)
A dustcloth or a brush used for removing dust from objects or surfaces.
2.
A long light overgarment; specifically
(a)
A light over-garment, formerly worn when traveling in open vehicles to protect the clothing from dust. (U.S.)
(b)
A light housecoat worn by women.
(c)
A light overcoat worn by women, often having no lining.
3.
A device for spreading a powder, especially one for spreading insecticide on plants.
4.
(Baseball) A pitch intentionally thrown by a pitcher directly at or very close to the batter, intended to make the batter stand further away from home plate; also called a dust-back pitch or a dust-back.
5.
A dust storm.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Duster" Quotes from Famous Books



... sea as the bounding main), and by easy steps we got to the fat woman's "Banks of Hallan Worrrtter." We were a jovial company: four of us were wondering how they could rob the fifth, and that fifth resolved, quite early in this seance, to use his knuckle-duster promptly, and to prevent either of the male warblers from getting behind him, at any risk. About three o'clock the junior lady placed herself on my knee, and her husband approvingly described her as a bloomin' baggage. I did not like the special perfume which my friend employed for her ...
— The Chequers - Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in - a Loafer's Diary • James Runciman
... must paggle Monday up to here." Miss Arkwright indicates the exact high-water mark sanctioned, candidly. "Wiv no sooze, and no stottins!" She then becomes diffuse. "And my bid sister Totey's doll came out in my bed, and Dane dusted her out wiv a duster. And I can do thums. And they make free...." At this point Miss Arkwright's copy runs short, and she seizes the opportunity for a sort of seated dance of satisfaction at her own eloquence—a ...
— Somehow Good • William de Morgan
... questions, talking to the teachers and children, enlivening all by his encouragement and cheerfulness. He was a martinet on one question, and that was cleanliness, and its kindred virtue, orderliness. He was never above working with mop, broom and duster indoors, and shovel and rake in the garden; and this trait added much to the appearance of things as well as to the comfort of all concerned in the use of the convent ...
— Life of Father Hecker • Walter Elliott
... table-cloth, and often left the marks of his claws all over it; so she feared her mistress would insist on her changing the cloth. As this young woman especially disliked extra work, she used to frighten Robinette nearly out of his senses by shaking her duster at him and ...
— The Story of a Robin • Agnes S. Underwood
... some hours after sunrise. A man of rather gentlemanly appearance, well, though not handsomely dressed, is riding leisurely along the public highway. He wears a broad-brimmed straw hat as a protection from the sun, and a linen duster somewhat soiled by the dust of travel. He has a shrewd though not unkindly face, and a keen grey eye whose quick glances seem to take in everything within its ...
— Elsie's Motherhood • Martha Finley


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