Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, miliary fever.
- noun In ornithology, an old name of the corn-bunting, Emberisa miliaria, as that of a bird which feeds upon millet. It is taken by some authors as a generic name of this bunting and its near relatives.
- noun An eruption of minute vesicles due to obstruction of the sweat-glands. Also called
prickly heat .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A fever accompanied by an eruption of small, isolated, red pimples, resembling a millet seed in form or size; miliary fever.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A rash caused by blocked, malfunctioning, or underdeveloped sweat glands.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Hanc postquam Tartari ceperunt, ad dimidium miliare fecerunt vnam ciuitatem nomine Caydo, et habet duodecim portas, et à porta in portam duo sunt grossa miliaria Lombardica, spacium inter medium istarum ciuitatum habitatoribus plenum est, et circuitus cuiuslibet istarum ambit 60. miliaria Lombardica, quæ faciunt octo
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In hac ciuitate magnus imperator Canis habet sedem suam principalem, et suum magnum palatium, cuius muri bene 4. miliaria continent; et infra illud palatium sunt multa alia palatia dominorum de familia sua.
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Infernales, et à finibus Italiæ vsque ad ista loca sunt 25. miliaria.
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Item ad diuisionem Thraciæ et Macedoniæ sunt duo mirabiliter alti montes, vnus Olympus, alter Athos, cuius vltimi vmbra oríente sole apparet ad 76. miliaria, vsque in insulam
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Cambaleth quæ est ciuitas multum antiqua, et veni ad Catai, et eam ceperunt Tartari: Et iuxta eam ad dimidium miliare aliam ciuitatem fecerunt, quæ vocatur Caido et haec 12. portas habet, et semper inter vnam et aliam sunt duo miliaria, et medium inter illas ciuitates benè inhabitatur, ita quòd faciunt quasi vnam ciuitatem;
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[Marginal note: Vel de Delay.] maius flumen mundi, vbi strictius est continet septem miliaria Odericus: cuius alueus in loco districtiori continet quatuor leucas.
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[Marginal note: Vel de Delay.] maius flumen mundi, vbi strictius est continet septem miliaria Odericus: cuius alueus in loco districtiori continet quatuor leucas.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Infernales, et � finibus Itali� vsque ad ista loca sunt 25. miliaria.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Item ad diuisionem Thraci� et Macedoni� sunt duo mirabiliter alti montes, vnus Olympus, alter Athos, cuius vltimi vmbra or韊nte sole apparet ad 76. miliaria, vsque in insulam
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Hanc postquam Tartari ceperunt, ad dimidium miliare fecerunt vnam ciuitatem nomine Caydo, et habet duodecim portas, et � porta in portam duo sunt grossa miliaria Lombardica, spacium inter medium istarum ciuitatum habitatoribus plenum est, et circuitus cuiuslibet istarum ambit 60. miliaria Lombardica, qu� faciunt octo
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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