miliumn.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɪlɪəm/, U.S.

/ˈmɪliəm/

Inflections: Plural milia.

Forms: Middle English mylium, Middle English– milium, 1500s millium.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin milium millet, cognate with ancient Greek μελίνη millet and Lithuanian malna glyceria, manna croup (in plural malnos millet, manna croup). Compare earlier mile n.², and also mill n.³

1. Botany.

†a. Millet (the seed or the plant). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > millet > millet plant

mileeOE

miliuma1382

millet1577

hirse1578

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxviii. 25 Barli, and mylium, and fetchis.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum f. 235^v Milium, mile is an herbe wiþ a longe stalk and knotty.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. iv. 10 Take vnto the..growell sede, milium and fitches.

1598 R. Hakluyt tr. W. de Rubruquis in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 104 They haue the seed of Millium in great abundance.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 22 For Milium is more agreeable unto Spelta or Espaut [than unto Rye], as the Dutch and others still render it.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Milium, the millet, or seed of the Panicum miliaceum.

b. In form Milium. A genus of tall Eurasian and North American grasses, the millets (family Gramineae).Valid publication: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 61.

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1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2080/1 Milletgrass, milium, constitutes a distinct genus of the triandria-digynia clan of plants.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 744/1 Milium, a genus of grasses belonging to the tribe Panicefæ. The inflorescence is in large loose panicles; glumes herbaceous.

1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 732/2 Milium L. Millet grass.

1985 Kew Bull. 40 731 9 genera, comprising the tribe Stipeae, are surveyed and a collective description of their leaf-blade anatomy is provided. (The genera are the following: Stipa, Nasella, Psammochloa, Oryzopsis, Milium, Trikeraia, [etc.].)

2. Medicine. A very small keratin-filled subepidermal cyst, occurring esp. on the face, and appearing as a firm, whitish papule; also called whitehead. Also: the condition of having such papules (now chiefly in colloid milium).

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [noun] > disorders of sebaceous glands

milium1807

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1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. II Milium, a very hard and white tubercle, in size and colour resembling a millet-seed.

1826 Lancet 24 June 386/2 They consist of a very thin but dense membrane, containing a soft-substance nearly like boiled rice. These are called milia.

1829 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) V. 584 But the pimples in the milium are totally unnattended with any kind of inflammatory halo or surrounding redness.

1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 331 Colloid milium of the skin.

1877 L. A. Duhring Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin 119 Milia have their seat for the most part upon the face, especially on the forehead and about the eyelids.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 764 Milium forms firm white or yellowish masses.

1940 S. W. Becker & M. E. Obermayer Mod. Dermatol. & Syphilol. xxix. 521 Milium or ‘white head’ is the name for a tiny, pearly-white globular lesion..with a shiny translucent surface.

1981 H. Jolly Bk. Child Care (new ed.) iii. 40 Many babies have small yellowish-white spots (‘milia’) on the face, particularly on the nose.

1996 M. Cheek Sleeping Beauties ii. 14 She has neither comedone nor milia, line or furrow, seborrhoea or pustule.

Compounds

milium needle n. Surgery rare a fine curved needle with a hastate point (perhaps originally used to remove milia).

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1881 H. G. Piffard . Materia Medica ii. 226 (figure) Milium needle.

1895 Catal. Surg. Instruments (Arnold & Sons) 754/1 Milium needle.

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

Miliumn.²

Brit.

/ˈmɪlɪəm/, U.S.

/ˈmɪliəm/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Probably from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Milliken , -ium suffix.

Etymology: Probably < Mil- (in the name of the Deering Milliken Company Company (now Milliken and Company), U.S. textile manufacturers who developed the fabric: see quot. 1950) + -ium suffix (compare sense 1 s.v.).

A type of insulating fabric incorporating metallic fibres.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > other

carde1410

bench1552

screen cloth1603

napkining1604

serveting1611

morellaa1666

beaufort1712

sheveret1716

press cloth1745

bandaging1819

wicking1847

tilting1862

sailcloth1873

tenting1887

dustering1910

Milium1950

underwire1973

1950 Rayon & Synthetic Textiles June 95/1 Milium has been chosen as the trademark name to designate the new ‘warmth without weight’ fabric development of Deering, Milliken & Company.

1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 241/2 (advt.) This MacGregor is lined with Milium metal-insulated lining... It keeps the man-in-your-life warmer..yet it's feather-light.

1954 M. D. Potter & B. P. Corbman Fiber to Fabric (ed. 2) vi. 110 A wool outer fabric with a milium satin lining is approximately equal in warmth to an untreated satin lining plus an 8½-ounce wool interlining with the same outer fabric.

1972 Guardian 30 June 7 This superb new Milium Ironing Board Cover..is scorch resistant.

1988 Daily Mail DIY Home Interiors 121/2 Milium fabric is the trade name for a type of insulated curtain lining made from cotton, acetate, viscose or nylon polyester which contains metallic fibres, to reflect heat back into the room.

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

单词	milium
释义	miliumn.¹ Brit. /ˈmɪlɪəm/, U.S. /ˈmɪliəm/ Inflections: Plural milia. Forms: Middle English mylium, Middle English– milium, 1500s millium. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin milium. Etymology: < classical Latin milium millet, cognate with ancient Greek μελίνη millet and Lithuanian malna glyceria, manna croup (in plural malnos millet, manna croup). Compare earlier mile n.², and also mill n.³ 1. Botany. †a. Millet (the seed or the plant). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > millet > millet plant mileeOE miliuma1382 millet1577 hirse1578 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxviii. 25 Barli, and mylium, and fetchis. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum f. 235^v Milium, mile is an herbe wiþ a longe stalk and knotty. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. iv. 10 Take vnto the..growell sede, milium and fitches. 1598 R. Hakluyt tr. W. de Rubruquis in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 104 They haue the seed of Millium in great abundance. a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 22 For Milium is more agreeable unto Spelta or Espaut [than unto Rye], as the Dutch and others still render it. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Milium, the millet, or seed of the Panicum miliaceum. b. In form Milium. A genus of tall Eurasian and North American grasses, the millets (family Gramineae).Valid publication: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 61. ΚΠ 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2080/1 Milletgrass, milium, constitutes a distinct genus of the triandria-digynia clan of plants. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 744/1 Milium, a genus of grasses belonging to the tribe Panicefæ. The inflorescence is in large loose panicles; glumes herbaceous. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 732/2 Milium L. Millet grass. 1985 Kew Bull. 40 731 9 genera, comprising the tribe Stipeae, are surveyed and a collective description of their leaf-blade anatomy is provided. (The genera are the following: Stipa, Nasella, Psammochloa, Oryzopsis, Milium, Trikeraia, [etc.].) 2. Medicine. A very small keratin-filled subepidermal cyst, occurring esp. on the face, and appearing as a firm, whitish papule; also called whitehead. Also: the condition of having such papules (now chiefly in colloid milium). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [noun] > disorders of sebaceous glands milium1807 steatopathy- 1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. II Milium, a very hard and white tubercle, in size and colour resembling a millet-seed. 1826 Lancet 24 June 386/2 They consist of a very thin but dense membrane, containing a soft-substance nearly like boiled rice. These are called milia. 1829 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) V. 584 But the pimples in the milium are totally unnattended with any kind of inflammatory halo or surrounding redness. 1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 331 Colloid milium of the skin. 1877 L. A. Duhring Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin 119 Milia have their seat for the most part upon the face, especially on the forehead and about the eyelids. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 764 Milium forms firm white or yellowish masses. 1940 S. W. Becker & M. E. Obermayer Mod. Dermatol. & Syphilol. xxix. 521 Milium or ‘white head’ is the name for a tiny, pearly-white globular lesion..with a shiny translucent surface. 1981 H. Jolly Bk. Child Care (new ed.) iii. 40 Many babies have small yellowish-white spots (‘milia’) on the face, particularly on the nose. 1996 M. Cheek Sleeping Beauties ii. 14 She has neither comedone nor milia, line or furrow, seborrhoea or pustule. Compounds milium needle n. Surgery rare a fine curved needle with a hastate point (perhaps originally used to remove milia). ΚΠ 1881 H. G. Piffard . Materia Medica ii. 226 (figure) Milium needle. 1895 Catal. Surg. Instruments (Arnold & Sons) 754/1 Milium needle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Miliumn.² Brit. /ˈmɪlɪəm/, U.S. /ˈmɪliəm/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Probably from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Milliken , -ium suffix. Etymology: Probably < Mil- (in the name of the Deering Milliken Company Company (now Milliken and Company), U.S. textile manufacturers who developed the fabric: see quot. 1950) + -ium suffix (compare sense 1 s.v.). A type of insulating fabric incorporating metallic fibres.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > other carde1410 bench1552 screen cloth1603 napkining1604 serveting1611 morellaa1666 beaufort1712 sheveret1716 press cloth1745 bandaging1819 wicking1847 tilting1862 sailcloth1873 tenting1887 dustering1910 Milium1950 underwire1973 1950 Rayon & Synthetic Textiles June 95/1 Milium has been chosen as the trademark name to designate the new ‘warmth without weight’ fabric development of Deering, Milliken & Company. 1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 241/2 (advt.) This MacGregor is lined with Milium metal-insulated lining... It keeps the man-in-your-life warmer..yet it's feather-light. 1954 M. D. Potter & B. P. Corbman Fiber to Fabric (ed. 2) vi. 110 A wool outer fabric with a milium satin lining is approximately equal in warmth to an untreated satin lining plus an 8½-ounce wool interlining with the same outer fabric. 1972 Guardian 30 June 7 This superb new Milium Ironing Board Cover..is scorch resistant. 1988 Daily Mail DIY Home Interiors 121/2 Milium fabric is the trade name for a type of insulated curtain lining made from cotton, acetate, viscose or nylon polyester which contains metallic fibres, to reflect heat back into the room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1382n.²1950
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