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milled

[mild]

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of mill.

adjective

(of a coin) struck by a mill or press and usually finished with transverse ribs or grooves.
milled dimes and quarters.
ground or hulled in a mill.
milled wheat.
pressed flat by rolling.
milled board.
Obsolete.��(of metal) polished by mechanical means.
a suit of milled armor.

milled

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adjective

(of coins, etc) having a grooved or fluted edge
made or treated in a mill

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Other Word Forms

unmilled adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of milled¹

First recorded in 1615–25; mill ¹ + -ed ²

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They milled in the room to music between sessions with partners, shaking off awkwardness by wriggling their arms, swinging their hips, jumping or full-on dancing.

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Representatives of the property management company milled a block away holding drills.

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The scientists analysed the footprints to understand how the animals had moved, and suggested the different dinosaurs had "milled around" shallow freshwater lagoons.

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As children streamed into Willard ahead of the 7:50 a.m. start of classes, parents milled around the entrance, which is framed by two rows of palm trees.

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On Saturday, the couple were at their home as a group of five investigators milled around the same tower.

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Millecent Milledgeville

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