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‖ mitys|ˈmaɪtɪs| [Gr. µίτυς, the wax used by bees to cover the crevices of their hives.] (See quots.)
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Mitys, the gummy Wax with which a Bee-hive is first lin'd. 1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xxvii. (1818) II. 485 [The bees] replacing the demolished cells..with mitys, which firmly fixes the comb to its support. |