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单词 miliaceous
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miliaceousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin miliaceus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin miliaceus (1682 in the passage translated in quot. 1684; < classical Latin milium milium n.1 + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (miliˌēi·ʃəs) /mɪlɪˈeɪʃəs/.
Obsolete. rare.
Of the nature of milia; resembling a millet seed.
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miliaceous1684
miliary1726
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xviii. 610 Some miliaceous roughnesses..arose upon the skin.
1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Miliaceous, like to millet or the millet-seed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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