mill end

American  

noun

1. one of the finished edges of a roll of carpet or fabric.

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Example Sentences

"You see, mister, it is awful in the mill end of Flosston."

From The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. by Garis, Lilian

Little Roese might have done, who lived with old Serena at the mill end; but old Serena could not spare her.

From Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

Would she risk taking a look at the town in the mill end of which were still located the deserted members of her family?

From The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. by Garis, Lilian

The great wheel beside the mill end of the main structure had not yet begun to turn, but there was plenty of bustle about the pleasant house.

From Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery by Emerson, Alice B.

The evidence of cleverness and skill is not nearly so much in the handling of this affair at the mill end of the mine as at the house end.

From Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds by Francis, Stella M.