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<h1>Midway</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Being in the middle of the way or distance; <as>as, the <ex>midway</ex> air</as>.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Midway</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In the middle of the way or distance; half way.</def> "She met his glance <i>midway</i>."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Midweek</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"week`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The middle of the week. Also used adjectively.</def>

<h1>Midwife</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"wife`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Midwives</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>midwif</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>mid</ets> with (akin to Gr. <?/) + <?/ woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See <er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Wife</er>.]</ety> <def>A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.</def>

<h1>Midwife</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To assist in childbirth.</def>

<h1>Midwife</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To perform the office of midwife.</def>

<h1>Midwifery</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"wife`ry</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Assistance at childbirth; help or co\'94peration in production.</def>

<h1>Midwinter</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"win`ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>midwinter</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle of winter.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

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<h1>Midwive</h1> <Xpage=923>

<hw>Mid"wive`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To midwife.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Mien</h1> <Xpage=923>

<hw>Mien</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>mine</ets>; perh. from sane source as <ets>mener</ets> to lead; cf. E. <ets>demean</ets>, <ets>menace</ets>, <ets>mine</ets>, n.]</ety> <def>Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.</def>

<blockquote>Vice is a monster of so frightful <b>mien</b>, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Miff</h1> <Xpage=923>

<hw>Miff</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Prov. G. <ets>muff</ets> sullenness, sulkiness, <ets>muffen</ets> to be silky, <ets>muff\'8bg</ets> sullen, pouting.]</ety> <def>A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense.</def>