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n. [ F.; demi + monde world, L. mundus. ] Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literary demimonde, writers of the lowest kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hemi- + mellitic. ] (Chem.) Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; -- said of an organic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola. ] (Zool.) Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in laking wings, as in the grasshoppers and cockroaches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hemi- + Gr. morfh` form. ] (Crystallog.) Having the two ends modified with unlike planes; -- said of a crystal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. mimus, Gr. &unr_;, akin to &unr_; to imitate, to mimic: cf. F. mime. Cf. Mimosa. ] 1. A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner; an ancient Greek or Roman form of farce. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. An actor in such representations. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The art of representing actions, events, situations, or stories solely by gestures and body movements, without speaking; pantomime{ 3 }. [ PJC ]

4. An actor who performs or specializes in mime{ 3 }; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; a pantomime{ 2 }; a pantomimist; a mimer.
Syn. -- mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist. [ PJC ]

5. A mimic. [ PJC ]

v. i. To mimic. [ Obs. ] -- Mim"er n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ by shortening. ] A mimeograph.
Syn. -- mimeograph, mimeograph machine, Roneo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to make copies of using a mimeograph.
Syn. -- mimeograph. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; to imitate + -graph. ] A copying device that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed; it was invented by Edison.
Syn. -- mimeo, mimeograph machine, Roneo. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to make copies of using a mimeograph; as, She mimeographed the syllabus.
Syn. -- mimeo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A person who performs in a mime.
Syn. -- mime, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist. [ PJC ]

2. A mimic. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; imitation. ] (Rhet. & Biol.) Imitation; mimicry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) See Mimetite. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }[ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to imitate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Characterized by mimicry; -- applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic organisms. See Mimicry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Gr. &unr_; to mimic. ] (Biol.) Same as Mimicry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; an imitator. So called because it resembles pyromorphite. ] (Min.) A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal crystals. It is an arseniate of lead. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mimicked p. pr. & vb. n. Mimicking. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,
The habit mimic, and the mien belie. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. mimicus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; mime: cf. F. mimique. See Mime. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Imitative; mimetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes
To imitate her. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. W. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. “Mimic hootings.” Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mimic beetle (Zool.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of Hister and allied genera. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an imitative manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who mimics; a mimic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An animal which imitates something else, in form or habits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Norse mythology) A giant who guarded the well of wisdom. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. mimographus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a mime + &unr_; to write: cf. F. mimographe. ] A writer of mimes. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; imitator. Cf. Mime. ] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and Mimosa pudica). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark. Tomlinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae.
Syn. -- family Mimosaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. An alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae.
Syn. -- subfamily Mimosoideae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Mimosa + tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The type genus of the family Mimidae, comprising certain of the mockingbirds.
Syn. -- genus Mimus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. &unr_;, lit., all-imitating; pa^s, panto`s, all + &unr_; to imitate: cf. It. pantomimo. See Mimic. ] 1. A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist; a mime. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ He ] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; a depiction of an event, narrative, or situation using only gestures and bodily movements, without speaking; hence, dumb show, generally. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

4. A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. pantomimique. ] Of or pertaining to the pantomime; representing by dumb show. “Pantomimic gesture.” Bp. Warburton. -- Pan`to*mim"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. An actor in pantomime; also, a composer of pantomimes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, uranium, etc. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to a semimetal; possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree; resembling metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. Coming or made twice in a month; as, semimonthly magazine; a semimonthly payment. -- n. Something done or made every half month; esp., a semimonthly periodical. -- adv. In a semimonthly manner; at intervals of half a month. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A semimute person. [ 1913 Webster ]