Migrate, mī′grāt, v.i. to pass from one place to another: to remove for residence from one country, college, &c. to another.—adjs. Mī′grant, Mī′grātory, migrating or accustomed to migrate: wandering.—ns. Migrā′tion, a change of abode: a removal from one country or climate to another: a number removing together; Migrā′tionist, Migrā′tor.—Migratory animals, animals that remove from one region to another as the seasons change. [L. migrāre, -ātum; cf. meāre, to go.]
Mikado, mi-kä′dō, n. a title of the Emperor of Japan. [Jap., 'exalted gate.']
Mil, mil, n. a unit of length in measuring the diameter of wire. [L. mille, a thousand.]
Miladi, mi-lā′di, n. my lady. [It.]
Milch, milch, adj. giving milk: yielding liquid, tender. [Milk.]
Mild, mīld, adj. gentle in temper and disposition: not sharp or bitter: acting gently: gently and pleasantly affecting the senses: soft: calm.—v.t. Mild′en, to render mild.—v.i. to become mild.—adv. Mild′ly.—n. Mild′ness.—adj. Mild′-spok′en, having a mild manner of speech.—Mild ale, ale newly brewed, which has not got the taste that comes from keeping. [A.S. milde, mild; cf. Ger. mild, Ice. mildr, gracious, &c.]
Mildew, mil′dū, n. a disease on plants, caused by the growth of minute fungi.—v.t. to taint with mildew.—v.i. to become so tainted. [A.S. meledeáw, mele, honey, deáw, dew.]
Mile, mīl, n. 1760 yards.—ns. Mile′age, length in miles: (U.S.) compensation for expense of travel reckoned by the mile; Mil′er, something the length of a mile; Mile′stone, a stone set up to mark the distance of a mile. [A.S. mil; Fr. mille; both a contr. of L. mille passuum, a thousand paces.]
Milesian, mi-lē′zhan, adj. of or pertaining to Ireland or to the Irish race.—n. an Irishman. [Milesius, a fabulous king of Spain, whose sons seized Ireland.]
Milfoil, mil′foil, n. the herb yarrow, remarkable for the numerous divisions of its leaf. [L. millefolium—mille, thousand, folium, a leaf.]