millen.¹adj.

Brit.

/mɪl/, U.S.

/mɪl/

Forms: Old English–Middle English 1900s– mille, Middle English 1700s 1900s mil, Middle English–1500s 1700s mill.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mīlle.

Etymology: < classical Latin mīlle thousand (see milli- comb. form). Compare French mille thousand (c1050 in Old French as adjective, c1100 in Old French as noun).The forms mil, mill, probably frequently represent graphic abbreviations.

A thousand (see also quot. 1951); spec. a thousand sheets of paper. Frequently in per mil adv.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > large quantity of > specific quantity of

milleOE

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OE Old Eng. Martyrol. (Corpus Cambr. 41) 28 Dec. 8 Þæra cildea wæs tu cc and xl and iiii mille.

1402 Dundee Charters (1880) No. 22 The yhere of grace mill fourhundreth and the seconde.

?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 127 (MED) He hath also into a xiiij Mil. Olifauntz or mo.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 3070 (MED) Þus many deed þat day..Of pollis out of Persye..Thre hundred Mille thra men.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 3738 Of females at þe fewis foure & xx^ti Mille.

1519 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 206 In y^e yer of oure lord god mill cccccxix.

1682 J. Scarlett Stile of Exchanges 135 For Courtagie of Exchanges, whether in drawing or remitting, usually one per mille is allowed for Provisions for drawing and remitting, each half per cent.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxix. 179 Koeningsburg draws in current money, 1 per mil, according to custom, being deducted.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money xii. 147 Even Japan has imitated European nations, and introduced a gold coinage of twenty, ten, five, two, and one-yen pieces, the yen being only three per mille less in value than the American gold dollar.

1931 E. Esdaile Man. Bibliogr. 48 Paper..will henceforth, by a recent decision of the trade, be sold in milles or units of 1,000 sheets.

1951 T. Corkhill Conc. Building Encycl. (ed. 3) 205 Mille, often implies 1,200 in marketing, or ten ‘long hundreds’.

1960 G. Glaister Gloss. Bk. Mille, the unit of 1000 sheets in which form British paper-makers and printers have agreed paper shall be sold.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

millen.²

Brit.

/mɪl/, U.S.

/mɪl/

Inflections: Plural milles, unchanged.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French. Etymon: French mille.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a use of French mille thousand (see mille n.¹).A mille is equivalent to 10 fish, a fish to 10 counters.

Cards. Now rare.

A counter representing ten points or fish.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > [noun] > actions or tactics > bidding or staking > counter

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mille1830

check1845

1830 R. Hardie Hoyle made Familiar 37 A mille is equal to ten fish.

1876 ‘Capt. Crawley’ Card Player's Man. 196 Mille is a mark of ivory which is sometimes used [in Quadrille], and stands for ten fish.

1878 H. H. Gibbs Game of Ombre (ed. 2) 8 The small round counters, which used to be called Milles, count as ten points.

1938 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 7 Feb. in Yours, Plum (1990) iv. 117 What happens is that when your bank gets up to twenty mille..and you win the next coup, twenty mille is put aside and you don't have to go on risking it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mille
释义	millen.¹adj. Brit. /mɪl/, U.S. /mɪl/ Forms: Old English–Middle English 1900s– mille, Middle English 1700s 1900s mil, Middle English–1500s 1700s mill. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mīlle. Etymology: < classical Latin mīlle thousand (see milli- comb. form). Compare French mille thousand (c1050 in Old French as adjective, c1100 in Old French as noun).The forms mil, mill, probably frequently represent graphic abbreviations. A thousand (see also quot. 1951); spec. a thousand sheets of paper. Frequently in per mil adv. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > large quantity of > specific quantity of milleOE reamc1390 quire1393 ternion1609 quaternion1625 quinternion1652 quinion1872 sextern1885 OE Old Eng. Martyrol. (Corpus Cambr. 41) 28 Dec. 8 Þæra cildea wæs tu cc and xl and iiii mille. 1402 Dundee Charters (1880) No. 22 The yhere of grace mill fourhundreth and the seconde. ?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 127 (MED) He hath also into a xiiij Mil. Olifauntz or mo. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 3070 (MED) Þus many deed þat day..Of pollis out of Persye..Thre hundred Mille thra men. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 3738 Of females at þe fewis foure & xx^ti Mille. 1519 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 206 In y^e yer of oure lord god mill cccccxix. 1682 J. Scarlett Stile of Exchanges 135 For Courtagie of Exchanges, whether in drawing or remitting, usually one per mille is allowed for Provisions for drawing and remitting, each half per cent. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxix. 179 Koeningsburg draws in current money, 1 per mil, according to custom, being deducted. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money xii. 147 Even Japan has imitated European nations, and introduced a gold coinage of twenty, ten, five, two, and one-yen pieces, the yen being only three per mille less in value than the American gold dollar. 1931 E. Esdaile Man. Bibliogr. 48 Paper..will henceforth, by a recent decision of the trade, be sold in milles or units of 1,000 sheets. 1951 T. Corkhill Conc. Building Encycl. (ed. 3) 205 Mille, often implies 1,200 in marketing, or ten ‘long hundreds’. 1960 G. Glaister Gloss. Bk. Mille, the unit of 1000 sheets in which form British paper-makers and printers have agreed paper shall be sold. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). millen.² Brit. /mɪl/, U.S. /mɪl/ Inflections: Plural milles, unchanged. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French. Etymon: French mille. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a use of French mille thousand (see mille n.¹).A mille is equivalent to 10 fish, a fish to 10 counters. Cards. Now rare. A counter representing ten points or fish. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > [noun] > actions or tactics > bidding or staking > counter counter1579 mille1830 check1845 1830 R. Hardie Hoyle made Familiar 37 A mille is equal to ten fish. 1876 ‘Capt. Crawley’ Card Player's Man. 196 Mille is a mark of ivory which is sometimes used [in Quadrille], and stands for ten fish. 1878 H. H. Gibbs Game of Ombre (ed. 2) 8 The small round counters, which used to be called Milles, count as ten points. 1938 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 7 Feb. in Yours, Plum (1990) iv. 117 What happens is that when your bank gets up to twenty mille..and you win the next coup, twenty mille is put aside and you don't have to go on risking it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹adj.OEn.²1830
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