winnows in English
verb
1
blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff.
As, when grain is shaken and winnowed by fans and other instruments used in the threshing of corn, the close and heavy particles are borne away and settle in one direction, and the loose and light particles in another.
2
(of the wind) blow.
the autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass
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1. Here, the phrase “measured off” literally means to “sift,” much in the same way that a farmer winnows out the chaff to leave behind the grain.