mil

n. [ by contraction from million. ] One million dollars; as, his new house cost over a mil. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

n. [ F., fr. English. ] Lit., my lady; hence (as used on the Continent), an English noblewoman or gentlewoman. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Same as Mileage. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Milan in Italy, or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Milan; people of Milan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. milche; akin to G. melk, Icel. milkr, mjōlkr, and to E. milk. See Milk. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Giving milk; -- now applied only to beasts. “Milch camels.” Gen. xxxii. “Milch kine.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Tender; pitiful; weeping. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Milder superl. Mildest. ] [ AS. milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear, Gr. &unr_; gladdening gifts. ] Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rosy morn resigns her light
And milder glory to the noon. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adore him as a mild and merciful Being. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mild steel, or
Low steel, steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See Gentle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make mild, or milder. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. meledeáw; akin to OHG. militou, G. mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip honey. See Mellifluous, and Dew. ] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances. [ 1913 Webster ]

powdery mildew a fungal disease of plants caused by an ascomycete of the order Erysiphales, characterized by a powdery white film on the surface of the affected plants. It is damaging to, e.g., roses and lilacs. Also, a fungus that causes such a disease. [ PJC ]