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mī̆le
n.(2)
15 quotations in 1 sense
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Millet; also, millet seed;
graines meliens, graines of mile, mile sed
, millet seed.
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2.
mīle
n.(1)
105 quotations in 3 senses
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A measure of distance: (a) a mile (denoting any of several variously measured or loosely conceived distances); (b)
gret mile
, a long mile, ?a league [see also
gret
adj.
1b.
(d)];
large mile
, a full…
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3.
mil-folī
adj.
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Thousand-leaved.
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