Webster's Dictionary 1913

3241

Miliolitic

Mil′i‐o‐lit″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the genus Miliola; containing miliolites.

3242

Militancy

Mil″i‐tan‐cy (?), n. [See Militant.]1. The state of being militant; warfare.2. A military spirit or system; militarism. H. Spencer.

3243

Militant

Mil″i‐tant (?), a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See Militate.] Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. — Mil″i...

3244

Militar

Mil″i‐tar (?), a. Military. Bacon.

3245

Militarily

Mil″i‐ta‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a military manner.

3246

Militarism

Mil″i‐ta‐rism (?), n. [Cf. F. militarisme.]1. A military state or condition; reliance on military force in administering government; a military system.2. The spirit and traditio...

3247

Militarist

Mil″i‐ta‐rist (?), n. A military man. Shak.

3248

Military

Mil″i‐ta‐ry (?), a. [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or ...

3249

Military (2)

Mil″i‐ta‐ry, n. [Cf. F. militaire.] The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.

3250

Militate

Mil″i‐tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Militated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Militating (?).] [L. militare, militatum, to be a soldier, fr. miles, militis, soldier.] To make war; to fight; ...

3251

Militia

Mi‐li″tia (?), n. [L., military service, soldiery, fr. miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. milice.]1. In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those...

3252

Militiaman

Mi‐li″tia‐man (?), n.; pl.Militiamen (�). One who belongs to the militia.

3253

Militiate

Mi‐li″ti‐ate (?), v. i. To carry on, or prepare for, war. Walpole.

3254

Milk

Milk (mĭlk), n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mjōlk, Sw. mjölk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk, OHG. ...

3255

Milk (2)

Milk (mĭlk), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Milked (mĭlkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Milking.]1. To draw or press milk from the breasts or udder of, by the hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of. “Mi...

3256

Milk (3)

Milk, v. i. To draw or to yield milk.

3257

Milk (4)

Milk (?), v. i. 1. To draw or to yield milk.2. (Elec.) To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation; — said of a storage battery.

3258

Milk sickness

Milk sickness. (Veter.) A peculiar malignant disease, occurring in parts of the western United States, and affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and persons using t...

3259

Milk vetch

Milk″ vetch′ (?). (Bot.) A leguminous herb (Astragalus glycyphyllos) of Europe and Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.☞ The name is sometimes taken for th...

3260

Milk-livered

Milk″–liv′ered (?), a. White-livered; cowardly; timorous.

3261

Milken

Milk″en (?), a. Consisting of milk.

3262

Milker

Milk″er (?), n. 1. One who milks; also, a mechanical apparatus for milking cows.2. A cow or other animal that gives milk.

3263

Milkful

Milk″ful (?), a. Full of milk; abounding with food. “Milkful vales.” Sylvester.

3264

Milkily

Milk″i‐ly (?), adv. In a milky manner.

3265

Milkiness

Milk″i‐ness, n. State or quality of being milky.

3266

Milkmaid

Milk″maid′ (?), n. A woman who milks cows or is employed in the dairy.

3267

Milkman

Milk″man (?), n.; pl.Milkmen (�). A man who sells milk or delivers it to customers.