Mineralogical Min`er·al·og"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
minéralogique . See
Mineralogy .]
Of or pertaining to mineralogy; as, a mineralogical table.
Mineralogically Min`er·al·og"ic·al·ly adverb According to the principles of, or with reference to, mineralogy.
Mineralogist Min`er·al"o·gist noun [ Confer French
minéralogiste .]
1. One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to the study of minerals. 2. (Zoology) A carrier shell ( Phorus ).
Mineralogize Min`er·al"o·gize intransitive verb To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals. Miss Edgeworth.
Mineralogy Min`er·al"o·gy noun ;
plural Mineralogies . [
Mineral +
-logy : confer French
minéralogie .]
1. The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them. 2. A treatise or book on this science.
Minerva Mi·ner"va noun [ Latin ]
(Rom. Myth.) The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; -- identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene.
Minette Mi·nette" noun The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.
Minever Min"e·ver noun Same as Miniver .
Minge Minge transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon
myngian ; akin to English
mind .]
To mingle; to mix. [ Obsolete]
Minge Minge noun [ Prob. corrupt. from
midge .]
(Zoology) A small biting fly; a midge. [ Local, U. S.]
Mingle Min"gle transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Mingled ;
present participle & verbal noun Mingling .] [ From Middle English
mengen , Anglo-Saxon
mengan ; akin to D. & German
mengen , Icelandic
menga , also to English
among , and possibly to
mix . Confer
Among ,
Mongrel .]
1. To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; to confuse; to confound. There was . . . fire mingled with the hail.
Ex. ix. 24. 2. To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry. The holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands.
Ezra ix. 2. 3. To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate. A mingled , imperfect virtue.
Rogers. 4. To put together; to join. [ Obsolete]
Shak. 5. To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of. [ He] proceeded to mingle another draught.
Hawthorne.
Mingle Min"gle intransitive verb To become mixed or blended.
Mingle Min"gle noun A mixture. [ Obsolete]
Dryden.
Mingle-mangle Min"gle-man`gle transitive verb [ Reduplicated from
mingle .]
To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of. [ Obsolete]
Udall.
Mingle-mangle Min"gle-man`gle noun A hotchpotch. [ Obsolete]
Latimer.
Mingleable Min"gle·a·ble adjective That can be mingled. Boyle.
Mingledly Min"gled·ly adverb Confusedly.
Minglement Min"gle·ment noun The act of mingling, or the state of being mixed.
Mingler Min"gler noun One who mingles.
Minglingly Min"gling·ly adverb In a mingling manner.
Miniard Min"iard adjective Migniard. [ Obsolete]
Miniardize Min"iard·ize transitive verb To render delicate or dainty. [ Obsolete]
Howell.
Miniate Min"i·ate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Miniated ;
present participle & verbal noun Miniating .] [ Latin
miniatus , past participle of
miniare . See
Minium .]
To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript. T. Wharton.
Miniate Min"i·ate adjective Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.
Miniature Min"i·a·ture noun [ Italian
miniatura , from Latin
miniare . See
Miniate ,
v. ,
Minium .]
1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediæval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait. 2. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale. 3. Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [ Obsolete]
4. A particular feature or trait. [ Obsolete]
Massinger.
Miniature Min"i·a·ture adjective Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
Miniature Min"i·a·ture transitive verb To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
Miniaturist Min"i·a·tur`ist noun A painter of miniatures.
Minibus Min"i·bus noun [ Latin
minor less +
-bus , as in
omnibus .]
A kind of light passenger vehicle, carrying four persons.
Minie ball Min"ie ball` [ From the inventor, Captain Minié , of France.] A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the grooves of the barrel.
Minie rifle Min"ie ri"fle A rifle adapted to minie balls.
Minify Min"i·fy transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Minified ;
present participle & verbal noun Minifying .] [ Latin
minor less +
-fly .]
1. To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to lessen. 2. To degrade by speech or action.
Minikin Min"i·kin noun [ OD.
minneken a darling, dim. of
minne love; akin to German
minne , and to English
mind .]
1. A little darling; a favorite; a minion. [ Obsolete]
Florio. 2. A little pin. [ Obsolete]
Minikin Min"i·kin adjective Small; diminutive. Shak.
Minim Min"im noun [ French
minime , Latin
minimus the least, smallest, a superl. of
minor : confer Italian
minima a note in music. See
Minor , and confer
Minimum .]
1. Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the like. 2. The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm. 3. (Zoology) A small fish; a minnow. [ Prov. Eng.]
4. A little man or being; a dwarf. [ Obsolete]
Milton. 5. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an austere order of mendicant hermits or friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola. 6. (Mus.) A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets. 7. A short poetical encomium. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Minim Min"im adjective Minute. "
Minim forms."
J. R. Drake.
Minimal Min"i·mal adjective Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or minimum; least; smallest; as, a minimal amount or value.
Miniment Min"i·ment noun [ Prob. corrupt. of
moniment .]
A trifle; a trinket; a token. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Minimization Min`i·mi·za"tion noun The act or process of minimizing. Bentham.
Minimize Min"i·mize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Minimized ;
present participle & verbal noun Minimizing .]
To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum. Bentham.
Minimum Min"i·mum noun ;
plural Minima . [ Latin , from
minimus . See
Minim .]
The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum . Minimum thermometer ,
a thermometer for recording the lowest temperature since its last adjustment.
Minimus Min"i·mus noun ;
plural Minimi . [ Latin See
Minim .]
1. A being of the smallest size. [ Obsolete]
Shak. 2. (Anat.) The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes.
Mining Min"ing noun [ See
Mine ,
intransitive verb ]
The act or business of making mines or of working them.
Mining Min"ing adjective Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region. Mining engineering .
See the Note under Engineering .
Minion Min"ion noun Minimum. [ Obsolete]
Burton.
Minion Min"ion noun [ French
mignon , from Old High German
minni love, German
minne ; akin to English
mind . See
Mind , and confer
Mignonette .]
1. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good sense. [ Obsolete]
God's disciple and his dearest minion .
Sylvester. Is this the Athenian minion whom the world
Voiced so regardfully?
Shak. 2. An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite. Sir J. Davies. Go, rate thy minions , proud, insulting boy!
Shak. 3. (Print.) A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil. »
This line is printed in minion type. 4. An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches. [ Obsolete]
Beau. & Fl.
Minion Min"ion adjective [ See 2d
Minion .]
Fine; trim; dainty. [ Obsolete] "Their . . .
minion dancing."
Fryth.
Minionette Min`ion·ette" adjective Small; delicate. [ Obsolete] "His
minionette face."
Walpole.
Minionette Min"ion·ette noun (Print.) A size of type between nonpareil and minion; -- used in ornamental borders, etc.
Minioning Min"ion·ing noun Kind treatment. [ Obsolete]
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