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Ml M-DAM, mil'dam', s. The mound byw !>ich the water is kept up to raise it for thenull.
li'L-HOliSE.rnil'horse.s.Horse that turnsMr mil1 -
«ILL-TEETH, mll'teefft, s. The grinders.
IbLENARIAN, mil-le-nk're-an, s. Oneji. T expects the millennium.
a LLENARY, mil'lfe-na-re, a. Consisting^thousand. „ ’
MILLENNIUM, mll-len'ne-um, s. A thou-*and years ; generally taken for the thousandjsars, during which, according to an ancientr adition in the Church, grounded on adoubt-text in the Apocalypse, our Blessed Sa-shall reign with the faithful upon earth >1 *ter the resurrection. 115.aLLENNIAL, mil-len'ne-al, a. 113. Per-
**^|ning to the millennium.
MILLEPEDES, mil'le-pedz, or mll-lep'e-<L*z,.s. Wood-lice, so called from theirNumerous feet.
The former pronmiciation of this word is adopt*«5 by Dr. Johnson, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Sheridan, Mr.
and Entick; and the latter by Mr. Nares, W.t ®hnston, Buchanan, and Perry. That the latter isfor m ° r ® fashionable cannot be denied ; but that the^orri Cr * 8 t * ie n,ore correct is evident, from similarq **■ which have been anglicised; thus Bipeds andhave dropped their Latin final syllable;U, t ."by the word in question should retain it can-tk. conceived. Besides, though seldom used ine singular, there is no reason why it should not ber’jjSed ; and then it must necessarily become a Nilti-P e “‘ Centipede , properly Centiped, is adopted ; and,D y forming Centipeds in the plural, shows us how we0ll ght to form and pronounce the word in question ;j'nd if Antipodes has not yet submitted to this ana-Tgy* it is because, like Cantharides, Caryatides ,"tones, &c. it is never used in the singular .—See An-f *podes,
Filler, mil'lur, s. 98. One who attendsa mill.
"‘ILeeR’S-THUMB, mil'lurz-f/ium', s. Asmall fish found in brooks, called likewise abuihead.
JLLESIMAL, mll-lis'se-miU, a. Thou-sandth.
‘UET, mlnlt, s. 99. A plant; a kind of
"^Vj-tNER, mlriln-nur, s. 98. One whoA;r . I ribands and dresses for women,a h m ^'yun, s. 113. The number of
a myriads, or ten hundred thousand;
Mil r°r V<:rblal name for any very great number.
Hr j ONTH, mil'yunfA, a. The ten hun-JtJ^tlmusand’th.
TkfTONE, mll'stone, s. The stone byMir t 1 C0 2 m * s E rou| id.tk 1 ’ m “f, s. The sperm of the male fish ;
Mil T |, eeu '
fisht*’ Iri *' t “ r j *• 98. The male of anyAt 11 ’I'- 1 ' female being called soawner.MljyxD^ORT, milt'wurt, s. An herb,gest" ’ l ni ! ne > *• A buffoon who practisesactio CU atlons » cither representative of someT° Al] \j.i r me , re iy contrived to raise mirth.
Mlmime, ti. a. To play the mime.
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MIME!
> mi mur, s . 98. A mimick, a buf-
tate a. 129. Apt to imi-^ »? . ' T * n £ a tendency to imitation.
^iih; but # a W -° r ^ * n no Dictionary that I have metanV* * 8 re K uiar ly derived from the Greekrc «tSon whv . a ^°P te d by good speakers, there is uoy it should not be inserted, especially a» it
be inserted, especially «
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seems to convey a different idea from similar words;for the adjective mimick seems to imply the act <.fimitating; and imitative tiie power, capabiliiy, < >rhabit of imitating; while mimetic signifie* a prone*nessor tendency to imitation. Besides, mimetic seemsto imply a ludicrous imitation of the actions and pas-sions of living creatures; but imitative is applied toany objects, and generally implies serious and re-spectable imitation. Thus we say—* 1 Painting is animitative art, and that apes are very mimetic aud“ it is observable that those who are very mimetic areseldom imitative of grand and noble objects.” Harris,therefore, seems to have used this word rather inac-curately when he says—“ The mimetic art of poetryhas been hitherto considered as fetching its imitationfrom mere natural resemblance. In this it has beenshown much inferior to painting, and nearly equal tomusick.”—-//arrw’.v Three Treatises, chap. iv.
MIMICAL, mWme-kal, a. Imitative, be-fitting a mimick, acting the mimick.MIMICALLY, miin'me-kal-e, ad. In imita-tion, in a mimical manner.
MIMICK, inWmik, s. 543. A ludicrous imi-tator, a buffoon who copies another’s act ormanner ; a mean or servile imitator.
MIMICK, mim'nnk, «. Imitative.
To MIMICK, mim'mik, i\ a. To imitate asa buffoon, to ridicule by a burlesque imita-tion. f
MIMICKRY, mlm'mik-re, s. Burlesque imi-tation.
MIMOGRAPIIER, me-mdg'sra-fur, s. 129.A writer of farces.
MINACIOUS, me-na'skus, a. 356, 129. Fullof threats.
MINACITY, ine-nas'se-te, 5. Disposition touse threats.
MINATORY, mk'aa-tur-e, a. 512. Threat-ening.
f° r the o, see Domestick.
To MINCE, minse, r. a. To cut into verysmall parts ; to mention any thing scrupulous-ly by a little at a time, to palliate.
To MINCE, mfnse, v. n . To walk nicely byshort steps * to speak small and impeifectly ;to speak affectedly.
MINCINGL\ r ,inin's1ng-le, ad. 410. In smallparts, not fully ; affectedly.
MINI), mind, s. Intelligent power; liking,choice, inclination; thoughts, sentiments;opinion ; memory, remembrance.
To MIND, mind, v. a. To mark, to attend ;
to pot in mind, to remind.
To MIND, mind, v. n. To incline, to be dis-posed Little used.
MINDED, mind'td, a. Disposed, inclined,affected towards.
MINDFUL, mind'ful, a. Attentive, havingmemory.
MINDFULLY, mind'ful-R, «<L Attentively.MINDFULNESS, mind'iul-nes, s. Atten-tion, regard.
MINDLESS, mindffes, a. Inattentive, re-gr v /Hess ; not endued with a mind having nointellectual powers. ,
MIND-STRICKEN, mind'strik-kn, a. 103.
Moved, affected in die mind.
MINE, mine, pron. pass. Belonging to me.
£3* In reading the Scripture, as-— 1 (t Rtine eyes havesei*n thy salvation,” we are at no loss for the pronun-ciation of this word, as the dignity and toleinnity ofthe composition invariably direct us to give the tilslong sound, as in fine, line , &c.; but in Milton amiother authors, where there is no such dignity or so-lemnity, this sound of the word has an intolerable stiff