Part 7051

<hw>Mil`li*am`p\'8are"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Milli-</ets> + <ets>amp\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The thousandth part of one amp\'8are.</def>

<h1>Milliard</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw>Mil`liard"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., from <ets>mille</ets>, <ets>mil</ets>, thousand, L. <ets>mille</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thousand millions; -- called also <altname>billion</altname>. See <er>Billion</er>.</def>

<h1>Milliary</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>milliarius</ets> containing a thousand, fr. <ets>mille</ets> thousand: cf. F. <ets>milliaire</ets> milliary. See <er>Mile</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting a mile or miles.</def>

<blockquote>A <b>milliary</b> column, from which they used to compute the distance of all the cities and places of note. <i>Evelyn.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Milliary</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Milliaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>milliarium</ets>. See <er>Milliary</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>A milestone.</def>

<h1>Millier</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw>Mil`lier"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mille</ets> thousand.]</ety> <def>A weight of the metric system, being one million grams; a metric ton.</def>

<h1>Millifold</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw>Mil"li*fold`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mille</ets> thousand + E. <ets>fold</ets> times.]</ety> <def>Thousandfold.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Davies (Holy Roode).</i>

<h1>Milligram, Milligramme</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw><hw>Mil"li*gram</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*gramme</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>milligramme</ets>; <ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>gramme</ets>. See 3d <er>Gram</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure of weight, in the metric system, being the thousandth part of a gram, equal to the weight of a cubic millimeter of water, or .01543 of a grain avoirdupois.</def>

<h1>Milliliter, Millilitre</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw><hw>Mil"li*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*li`tre</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>millilitre</ets>; <ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>litre</ets>. See <er>Liter</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure of capacity in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a liter. It is a cubic centimeter, and is equal to .061 of an English cubic inch, or to .0338 of an American fluid ounce.</def>

<h1>Millimeter, Millimetre</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw><hw>Mil"li*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*me`tre</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>millim\'8atre</ets>; <ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>m\'8atre</ets>. See 3d <er>Meter</er>.]</ety> <def>A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d <er>Meter</er>.</def>

<h1>Milliner</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw>Mil"li*ner</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Milaner</ets> an inhabitant of <ets>Milan</ets>, in Italy; hence, a man from <ets>Milan</ets> who imported women's finery.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>No <b>milliner</b> can so fit his customers with gloves. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women.</def>

<cs><col>Man milliner</col>, <cd>a man who makes or deals in millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling occupations or embellishments.</cd></cs>

<h1>Millinery</h1> <Xpage=924>

<hw>Mil"li*ner*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The business of work of a milliner.</def>