a novel (1860) by George Eliot . It is mainly about the relationship between a brother and sister, Tom and Maggie Tulliver, who live in a mill (= a building where grain is ground into flour) on the river Floss. It describes their childhood and a dispute that causes them to separate. The book ends with them happily together again but they are both killed in a flood.
MILL ON THE FLOSS
Meaning of MILL ON THE FLOSS in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005