miteyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪti/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪdi/

Forms: 1700s 1900s– mity, 1900s– mitey; Scottish pre-1700 myttie, pre-1700 1700s– mitey, pre-1700 1700s– mity, 1800s– mittie, 1900s– mitie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mite n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mite n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Esp. of foodstuffs: full of mites, infested with mites. Also figurative.

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miteyc1650

two-meal1741

fire-fanged1808

mature1833

blue-vinnied1838

skimmed1881

blue vein1893

open-meated1896

well-meated1896

blue-veined1898

bleu1918

crustless1927

c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1851) II. 101 Mr. Robert Farquhar payit the tounes people in auld myttie meill.

1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem i. 85 Some sold the Souldiers Mity Meal.

1778 in Loyal Verses J. Stansbury & Dr. J. Odell (1860) 35 Do'st think it is an honest job This Mity bunch of Kings to rob?

1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 22 383 The part [of the cheese] is particularly mouldy and mity.

1904 Longman's Mag. May 27 Too much salt-junk and mity biscuit ain't good for you.

1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 4th Ser. 63 Wi' a starnie mitey cheese.

1999 Farming News (Nexis) 20 Aug. 18 Some [mites] also cause taint—the characteristic ‘nose’ in mitey grain—which remains even when the mites are killed.

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

单词	mitey
释义	miteyadj. Brit. /ˈmʌɪti/, U.S. /ˈmaɪdi/ Forms: 1700s 1900s– mity, 1900s– mitey; Scottish pre-1700 myttie, pre-1700 1700s– mitey, pre-1700 1700s– mity, 1800s– mittie, 1900s– mitie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mite n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mite n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Esp. of foodstuffs: full of mites, infested with mites. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > cheese > [adjective] > qualities of cheese miteyc1650 two-meal1741 fire-fanged1808 mature1833 blue-vinnied1838 skimmed1881 blue vein1893 open-meated1896 well-meated1896 blue-veined1898 bleu1918 crustless1927 c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1851) II. 101 Mr. Robert Farquhar payit the tounes people in auld myttie meill. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem i. 85 Some sold the Souldiers Mity Meal. 1778 in Loyal Verses J. Stansbury & Dr. J. Odell (1860) 35 Do'st think it is an honest job This Mity bunch of Kings to rob? 1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 22 383 The part [of the cheese] is particularly mouldy and mity. 1904 Longman's Mag. May 27 Too much salt-junk and mity biscuit ain't good for you. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 4th Ser. 63 Wi' a starnie mitey cheese. 1999 Farming News (Nexis) 20 Aug. 18 Some [mites] also cause taint—the characteristic ‘nose’ in mitey grain—which remains even when the mites are killed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1650
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