Dictionary entry

Dust (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.