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See also: düster
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Feather_duster_asv2021-03.jpg/220px-Feather_duster_asv2021-03.jpg)
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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʌstɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʌstə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]duster (plural dusters)
- An object, now especially a cloth, used for dusting surfaces etc.
- Someone who dusts.
- A loose-fitting long coat.
- (paper-making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
- (milling) A blowing-machine for separating the flour from the bran.
- (oil and gas) A dry drill hole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
- (military, informal) A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled, anti-aircraft gun.
- (Philippines) A type of loose dress worn at home as well within the vicinity of one's home.
- (education) A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a blackboard.
- (baseball) A high pitch toward the batter.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Cebuano: daster (“type of loose dress worn at home”)
- → Indonesian: daster (“type of loose dress worn at home”)
- → Tagalog: daster (“type of loose dress worn at home”)
Translations
[edit]object used for dusting
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person who dusts
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a light, loose-fitting long coat
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Further reading
[edit]duster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
duster (clothing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:dusters on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]duster (strong nominative masculine singular dusterer, comparative dusterer or dustrer, superlative am dustersten)
- Alternative form of düster
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]duster m
- indefinite plural of dust
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]duster
- indefinite plural of dust
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