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& a. [Fr. mignon; Ital. mignone from M. H. Ger. minne; O. H. Ger. minna, minni memory, remembrance, love.] IMG:content-1237.png:[blocks in formation] This line is printed in Minion type. *2. Ordn.: An old 4-pounder gun, about seven feet long. ( Marlowe : 2 Tamburlaine , iii. 3.) *B. As adj .: Dainty, small, delicate, fine, trim. Minions of the moon : Highwaymen, footpads, ( Shakesp .: Henry IV ., Pt . I. , i. 2.) min-ion (ias y) (2), s . [Etym. doubtful.] The siftings of ironstone after calcination at the furnaces. ( Weale .) iron minister min-ion-like, minion-lý (1 asy), adv. [Eng. minion (1); -like; -ly.] 1. Like a minion. 2. Daintily, finely, affectedly. *mìn-ion-ship (i asy), s . [English minion (1); -ship.] The quality or state of being a minion. "The favourite Luines strengthneth himself more in his mini on ship ."- Howell : Letters, bk. i., § 1, let. i. min-i-op-ter-1, s . pl . [MINI OPTER US.] Zool .: A group of bats, of the Vespertilionine alliance, family Vesper til i on i dae (q. v.). It contains two genera, Mini opter us and Natalus, characterized by the great elevation of the crown of the head above the face-line, and by the separation of the upper incisors from the canines and from each other.