stone-ground

[ stohn-ground ]
/ ˈstoʊnˈgraʊnd /

adjective

(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.

Origin of stone-ground

First recorded in 1900–05

Example sentences from the Web for stone-ground

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

    Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book |Mary A. Wilson