Mince (2)
Mince, v. i. 1. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes,... mincing a...
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Mince (3)
Mince, n. A short, precise step; an affected manner.
Mince pie
Mince″ pie′ (?). A pie made of mince-meat.
Mince-meat
Mince″–meat′ (?), n. Minced meat; meat chopped very fine; a mixture of boiled meat, suet, apples, etc., chopped very fine, to which spices and raisins are added; — used in makin...
Mincer
Min″cer (?), n. One who minces.
Mincing
Min″cing (?), a. That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.
Mincingly
Min″cing‐ly, adv. In a mincing manner; not fully; with affected nicety.
Mind
Mind (mīnd), n. [AS. mynd, gemynd; akin to OHG. minna memory, love, G. minne love, Dan. minde mind, memory, remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. minne memory, Icel. minni, Goth. gamu...
Mind (2)
Mind (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Minded; p. pr. & vb. n.Minding.] [AS. myndian, gemyndīan to remember. See Mind, n.]1. To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to t...
Mind (3)
Mind, v. i. To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well.
Minded
Mind″ed, a. Disposed; inclined; having a mind.Joseph... was minded to put her away privily. Matt. i. 19.If men were minded to live virtuously. Tillotson.☞ Minded is much used in...
Minder
Mind″er (?), n. 1. One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; as, a minder of a loom.2. One to be attended; specif., a pauper child intrusted ...
Mindful
Mind″ful (?), a. Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant.What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Ps. viii. 4.I promise you to be mindful of your admonitions...
Minding
Mind″ing, n. Regard; mindfulness.
Mindless
Mind″less, a. 1. Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.2. Unmindful; inattentive; heedless; careless.Cursed Athens, mindless of thy worth. Shak.
Mine
Mine (mēn), n. See Mien.
Mine (2)
Mine (mīn), pron. & a. [OE. min, fr. AS. mīn; akin to D. mijn, OS., OFries., & OHG. mīn, G. mein, Sw. & Dan. min, Icel. minn, Goth. meins my, mine, meina of me, and E. me. √187....
Mine (3)
Mine, v. i. [F. miner, L. minare to drive animals, in LL. also, to lead, conduct, dig a mine (cf. E. lode, and lead to conduct), akin to L. minari to threaten; cf. Sp. mina mine...
Mine (4)
Mine, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mining.]1. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence...
Mine (5)
Mine, n. [F., fr. LL. mina. See Mine, v. i.]1. A subterranean cavity or passage; especially: (a) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coa...
Miner
Min″er (?), n. [Cf. F. mineur.]1. One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs ...
Mineral
Min″er‐al (?), n. [F. minéral, LL. minerale, fr. minera mine. See Mine, v. i.]1. An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition an...
Mineral (2)
Min″er‐al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.Mineral acids(Che...
Mineralist
Min″er‐al‐ist, n. [Cf. F. minéraliste.] One versed in minerals; mineralogist.
Mineralization
Min′er‐al‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. minéralisation.]1. The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of con...
Mineralize
Min″er‐al‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mineralized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mineralizing (?).] [Cf. F. minéraliser.]1. To transform into a mineral.In these caverns the bones are not m...
Mineralize (2)
Min″er‐al‐ize, v. i. To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.