dusty miller | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A formulaic phrase for amiller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.1829, Robert Chambers,The Scottish Songs, page539:Hey, thedusty miller, / And his dusty coat! / He will win a shilling, / Ere he spend a groat. / Dusty was the coat, / Dusty was the colour; / Dusty was the kiss, / That I gat frae the miller.2005: Baitinger, A, CAB abstract of "Miller - a job with promotion and opportunities for the future!",Mühle + Mischfutter, (Vol. 142) (No. 8) 233-272The stereotypical image of the"dusty miller", as depicted in popular legend and some traditional literature, is a barrier, and milling is seen by younger people as low-status. There is an urgent need to change this perception through measures such as changing the designation to something like "grain and feed processing technician" and improving training provision and prospects."; Any of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance:Centaurea cineraria,Jacobaea maritima,Artemisia stelleriana,Spyridium parvifolium, andSilene coronaria, syn.Lychnis coronaria.

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