Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled to minute portions; fine powder, The earth, as the resting place of the dead, A debased or despised condition, intransitive verb_ To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating, To apply or strew in fine particles, To cover itself with dry soil or other particulate matter Used of a bird