Garble

(v. t.) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices.

(v. t.) To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.

(n.) Refuse; rubbish.

(n.) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings.

欧内斯廷编辑

• At last they told her, or told her such a garbled story as people in difficulties tell. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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