It was the kind of duster not experienced in years. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
She told me to make my bed and gave me what she called a duster for the purpose of cleaning the iron bedstead. From Wordnik.com. [Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences] Reference
Jumping up, she fetched the carpet sweeper and a duster from the kitchen, and set to work with feverish energy. From Wordnik.com. [Tradecraft] Reference
Go for a small drape (called a duster) or full-on train. From Wordnik.com. [VInvesting.com] Reference
When I went to school, hitting on knuckles and throwing a duster was a standard practice. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
"duster" - pressurized gas used to blow debris from computer keyboards and other electronics - in his lap. From Wordnik.com. [The Shad Plank] Reference
At 229 m. p.h, it would take only four to five minutes for the "duster" to unload over three square miles. From Wordnik.com. [Crying Wolf: The Terrorist Crop-Duster] Reference
As we took the proffered seats, the Colonel, drawing off his "duster," and displaying his uniform, said. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864] Reference
Maisner said he and his fiancee quit the "duster" cold turkey. From Wordnik.com. [naplesnews.com Stories] Reference
Senor Ruiz wore a linen "duster" in place of his embroidered jacket, and Senor Martinez had an American beard, or. From Wordnik.com. [The Crusade of the Excelsior] Reference
He began his morning's work with a feather duster. From Wordnik.com. [Old Valentines A Love Story] Reference
Nan ran out upon the porch and waved her duster at them. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
There were vacant rooms which never knew broom nor duster. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City] Reference
Here and there a housemaid was busy with duster and cloth. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
• Use a long-handled, ceiling-fan duster to remove dust. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Clean your ceiling fans] Reference
A yawning maid was at work in one of the parlors with a duster. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City] Reference
"Annymone, what the dickens are they?" asked a man with a linen duster. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs] Reference
Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
He stalked through the bar, his dirty brown duster flapping at his ankles. From Wordnik.com. [Vic's] Reference
Put down your duster, Betty, for goodness 'sake, and read what Allen has to say. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
The president was left to lamely joke about citizen-led crop-duster surveillance. From Wordnik.com. ['Over There' Is Here] Reference
She could see the chauffeur, in his duster and goggles, standing in the road, too. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall] Reference
A dry cloth or feather duster should never be used to scatter dust around the room. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
The governess laid her duster on a chair, and unbuttoned her apron very deliberately. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
A space heater with a feather duster qualified for Energy Star ... as an air purifier. From Wordnik.com. [GAO audit of Energy Star reveals deep flaws in program for energy-efficient appliances] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) FLATOW: And you had an air cleaner with a feather duster in it?. From Wordnik.com. [Does The 'Energy Star' Label Need An Update?] Reference
How does the movement of the duster compare with the movement of the knife and the broom?. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
"Give me that old red rag we use for a duster, Mollie, and I'll go and signal your angel.". From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue] Reference
The stranger, in a blur of movement, swung both hands to his hips and reached into his duster. From Wordnik.com. [Vic's] Reference
Laura's task completed, she placed the duster upon a front seat and turned to go away with Ivy. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
Then again the FanWing might find a future as a crop-duster, a firefighter or an airborne truck. From Wordnik.com. [Flight Of Fancy] Reference
The blade fits in the inner part of the duster and will clean both sides of the blade at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Clean your ceiling fans] Reference
Reaching the station she saw his tall figure, clad in the linen duster, pacing up and down the platform. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
Some federal officials were spooked when manuals describing crop-duster equipment -- to spray deadly germs?. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To September 11] Reference
Returning to the dressing-room, he hunted round and found a feather-duster which he carried away in triumph. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
• A “room air cleaner” that was actually a space heater with a feather duster and fly strips attached (shown). From Wordnik.com. [GAO audit of Energy Star reveals deep flaws in program for energy-efficient appliances] Reference
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