Webster's Dictionary 1913

3430

Miniature (2)

Min″i‐a‐ture, a. Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.

3431

Miniature (3)

Min″i‐a‐ture, v. t. To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.

3432

Miniaturist

Min″i‐a‐tur′ist (?), n. A painter of miniatures.

3433

Minibus

Min″i‐bus (?), n. [L. minor less + -bus, as in omnibus.] A kind of light passenger vehicle, carrying four persons.

3434

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 c...

3435

Minie rifle

Min″ie ri″fle (?). A rifle adapted to minie balls.

3436

Minify

Min″i‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Minified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Minifying (?).] [L. minor less + -fly.]1. To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to les...

3437

Minikin

Min″i‐kin (?), n. [OD. minneken a darling, dim. of minne love; akin to G. minne, and to E. mind.]1. A little darling; a favorite; a minion. Florio.2. A little pin.

3438

Minikin (2)

Min″i‐kin, a. Small; diminutive. Shak.

3439

Minim

Min″im (?), n. [F. minime, L. minimus the least, smallest, a superl. of minor: cf. It. minima a note in music. See Minor, and cf. Minimum.]1. Anything very minute; as, the minim...

3440

Minim (2)

Min″im, a. Minute. “Minim forms.” J. R. Drake.

3441

Minimal

Min″i‐mal (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or minimum; least; smallest; as, a minimal amount or value.

3442

Miniment

Min″i‐ment (?), n. [Prob. corrupt. of moniment.] A trifle; a trinket; a token. Spenser.

3443

Minimization

Min′i‐mi‐za″tion (?), n. The act or process of minimizing. Bentham.

3444

Minimize

Min″i‐mize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Minimized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Minimizing (?).] To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum. Bentham.

3445

Minimum

Min″i‐mum (?), n.; pl.Minima (#). [L., fr. minimus. See Minim.] The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; — o...

3446

Minimus

‖Min″i‐mus (?), n.; pl.Minimi (#). [L. See Minim.] 1. A being of the smallest size. Shak.2. (Anat.) The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either th...

3447

Mining

Min″ing (?), n. [See Mine, v. i.] The act or business of making mines or of working them.

3448

Mining (2)

Min″ing, a. Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region.Mining engineering. See the Note under Engineering.

3449

Minion

Min″ion (?), n. Minimum. Burton.

3450

Minion (2)

Min″ion, n. [F. mignon, fr. OHG. minni love, G. minne; akin to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Mignonette.]1. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; — in a good sense.God's di...

3451

Minion (3)

Min″ion, a. [See 2d Minion.] Fine; trim; dainty. “Their... minion dancing.” Fryth.

3452

Minionette

Min′ion‐ette″ (?), a. Small; delicate. “His minionette face.” Walpole.

3453

Minionette (2)

Min″ion‐ette, n.(Print.) A size of type between nonpareil and minion; — used in ornamental borders, etc.

3454

Minioning

Min″ion‐ing (?), n. Kind treatment.

3455

Minionize

Min″ion‐ize (?), v. t. To flavor.

3456

Minionlike

{ Min″ion‐like′ (?), Min″ion‐ly, } a. & adv. Like a minion; daintily. Camden.