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Idiom: Dusty Miller

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A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.

Any of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria, Jacobaea maritima, Artemisia stelleriana, Spyridium parvifolium, and Silene coronaria, syn. Lychnis coronaria.

Example Sentences

1
The old book in the attic was covered in a layer of dusty miller.
2
After years of neglect, the abandoned house had become a haven for spiders and dusty miller.
3
The antique store was filled with dusty miller, giving it a vintage atmosphere.
4
The traveler opened his backpack to find his clothes covered in dusty miller from his previous journey.
5
As she flipped through the old photo album, a few pieces of dusty miller fell onto her lap.

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