. Universal dictionary of the english language : a new and original work presenting for convenient reference the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, use, origin and development of every word in the english language .... minutus) = small,and tM iaffnutanB of Canter-htir>- who hiuf taken the oatho were ran^wl In gorjeouiv4s adj. : Made of the fur of the Siberiansquirrel. min-J-vet, ». [Etym. doubtful.) Ornilh. (PI.): A name for the CuckooShrikes. [Perigrocotus, Shrike.) mlnjac-tankawan, ». [Native name] Ckem.: A V-^etable fat, obtained from thefruit of a tree growing in Borneo and Sumatra. y
. Universal dictionary of the english language : a new and original work presenting for convenient reference the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, use, origin and development of every word in the english language .... minutus) = small,and tM iaffnutanB of Canter-htir>- who hiuf taken the oatho were ran^wl In gorjeouiv4s adj. : Made of the fur of the Siberiansquirrel. min-J-vet, ». [Etym. doubtful.) Ornilh. (PI.): A name for the CuckooShrikes. [Perigrocotus, Shrike.) mlnjac-tankawan, ». [Native name] Ckem.: A V-^etable fat, obtained from thefruit of a tree growing in Borneo and Sumatra. ynfnlc, t T!*, «. [Etym. doubtful; possiblyNorth American Indian, or a corruption ofEng. miiix.] Zool. : A popular name for several speciesof the genus Putorius (), which are foundin the novtliern p;irts of both hemispheres,and are valuable as fur-prnducing lutreola is the European, and P. visoathe American Mink. The body is stouter thanthat of a stoat or weasel, and from fifteen to. eiglrteen inches long. The colour varies fromdull yellowish-brown to dark chocolate brown ;the upper lip is usually white in the Euro-pean, dark in the American species, lliescent-glands are well developed, and theirsecretion is only sccimd in otlensiveness tothat of the skunk. It is aquatic in its habits,and feeds chiefly upon fish and amplii-ous animals, preying lar^rely also on smallermammals. In America tlie Mink is domesti-cated and trained as a ratcatcher. [Minx.) min-no-slng-er^, s. pi. [Ger., from O. « =: love, remembrance, and singer — asin^or. 1 The Gernian name for poets of character, who devoted theirtalents to the production of love songs. Theyenjoyed a certain amount of popularity in thehit,licr grades of society for more than twohundred years (1138-1347). when they fell outof pr>pular estimation, and were succeeded bythe mcisteraingera (). [Tiiouuadours.] Min-n6-s6-tan, ». A native or residerjtof Minuosota, I-no of the norihu
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