a. [ L. milliarius containing a thousand, fr. mille thousand: cf. F. milliaire milliary. See Mile. ] Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting a mile or miles. [ 1913 Webster ]

A milliary column, from which they used to compute the distance of all the cities and places of note. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Milliaries [ L. milliarium. See Milliary, a. ] A milestone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. miliarius, fr. milium millet: cf. F. miliaire. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of Echini. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the small tubercles of Echini. [ 1913 Webster ]