stone-ground

[ stohn-ground ]

adjective

1. (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stone-ground¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

To make perfect buckwheat cakes you must first of all obtain a stone-ground flour, and then it must be blended in proportion.

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