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[Fr. mine, from Ital. mina; Old Ital. men a=behavior, manners, carriage of a man, from Low Lat. mino =to lead (Fr. mener).] External air or manner; demeanor, bearing, appearance, carriage, deportment, manner. mi-ěş-ite, s. [Named from Mies, where found; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: A variety of pyromorphite (q. v.), containing phosphate of lime. Occurs in globular or mammillary groups, with fibrous, radiating structure, and brown color, at Mies, Bohemia. miff, s. & a. [Cf. Prov. Ger. muff = sullenne ; muffen =to sulk.] A. As subst .: A slight degree of resentment; a slight falling out or quarrel; a tiff. "When a little quarrel or miff , as it is vulgarly called, arose between them." - Fielding : Tom Jones, bk. iii., ch. vi. B. As adj .: Miffed, displeased, vexed. "Being miff with him myself."- W . Taylor : Memoirs by Robberds , i. 447. miff, v. t. [MIFF, 8.] To cause displeasure to; to offend, to displease. might ( gh silent), pret. of v. [A. S. mihte, pa. t. of mug an to be able.] [MAY, v.] might ( gh silent), *miht, *myht, s . [A. S. miht , meht, maht, meaht ; cogn. with Dut. magt ; Icel. máttr ; Dan. & Sw.magt ; Gothic mahts ; German macht; O. H. Ger. maht ; Ru ian moc he .] Power, strength, force, whether bodily, physical, or mental. [MAY, v.] "England shall double gild his treble guilt, England shall give him office, honor, might ." Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt . II ., iv. 5. With might and main: With all one's strength or power; with the utmost exertion. "Toward Wircester he com with myght and mayn." Robert de Brunne , p. 56. might-fül ( gh silent), *mygt-vol, a. [English mid-way, *mid-wei, s., a. & adv. [Eng. mid, might, s.; ful (l).] Full of might or power; mighty; a., and way . ] "This chan on toke his cole, with sorry grace, And laid it aboue on the midward Cf the cro e let." Chaucer: C. Т. , 16,659. A. As subst.: A middle way, path, or course. "No midway 'twixt these extremes at all." Shakesp.: Antony and Cleopatra , iii. 4. B. As adj.: Situated or being in the middle of the way or distance; halfway. "The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gro as beetles.' Shakesp.: Lear , iv. 6. C. As adv .: In the middle of the way or distance; halfway. "She saw him rashly spring, And midway up in danger cling." Moore: Fire-Worshipers. mid-wife, *mead-wife, *mede-wif, *medewife, *mide-wif, *mid-wif, *myde-wyf, *mydwiif, s. [A. S. mid =with, and wif =woman; cf. Sp. comadre a co-mother, a midwife, from co = Lat. cum with, and madre Lat. mater = mother.] A woman who a ists other women at childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art. [MID, prep .] "But send the midwife presently to me." Shakesp.: Titus Andronicus , ix. 2. mid-wife, *mid-wive, v . i. & t. [MIDWIFE, 8. ] A. In trans .: To perform the office of a midwife; to practice midwifery. IMG:content-1198.png:[blocks in formation] powerful. "My lords, you know, as do the mightful gods." Shakesp.: Titus Andronicus , iv. 4. might-1-lỹ ( gh silent), adv . [Eng. mighty; -ly.] 1. With great might, power, force, or strength; powerfully, strongly. "And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen."- Rev . xviii. 2. 2. With great effect or result. "For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ." -Acts xviii. 28. 3. With vehemence or energy; fiercely. "Do as adversaries do in law, strive mightily , but eat and drink as friends."-Shakesp.: Taming of the Shrew, i. 2. 4. To or in a great degree; very greatly, very much. "I would we could do so; for her benefits are mightily misplaced."- Shakesp .: As You Like It , i. 1.