Defn: A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d Meter.
MILLIMICRON
Mil"li*mi`cron, n. [Milli- + micron.]
Defn: The thousandish part of a micron or the millionth part of a millimeter; — a unit of length used in measuring light waves, etc.
MILLINER Mil"li*ner, n. Etym: [From Milaner an inhabitant of Milan, in Italy; hence, a man from Milan who imported women's finery.]
1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women. [Obs.] No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves. Shak.
2. A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women. Man milliner, a man who makes or deals in millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling occupations or embellishments.
MILLINERY
Mil"li*ner*y, n.
1. The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like.
2. The business of work of a milliner.
MILLINET
Mil`li*net", n.