millstone
Sign in to saveupright|thumb|The basic anatomy of a millstone. This is a runner stone; a bedstone would not have the "Spanish Cross" into which the supporting millrind fits.
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29 sectionsContents
- History
- The origins of an industry
- In Ancient history
- In the rest of the world
- Different techniques: grinding, crushing, milling
- Milling systems
- The metate
- The Olynthus mill
- The rotating millstone
- The Pompeian mill or "blood" mill
- The Roman trapetum
- Millstones of southern Morocco
- Chronology of milling systems
- Other milling systems
- Assembled millstones
- Edge mill
- Materials
- Patterning
- Grinding with millstones
- Symbolism
- Symbolism in the Bible
- Other symbolism
- Heraldry
- Photo gallery
- See also
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- External links
- References
upright|thumb|The basic anatomy of a millstone. This is a runner stone; a bedstone would not have the "Spanish Cross" into which the supporting millrind fits.
Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, used for triturating, crushing or, more specifically, grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding stones.