mizzle

i. [A frequent. from mist (q. v.).] [MISLE.] 1. Lit .: To rain in very fine drops; to misle, to drizzle. 2. Fig .: To disappear suddenly; to decamp. ( Slang .) "Eh! what? he has mizzled , has he?"- Allingham : For tune's Frolic, i. 1. miz-zle, s . [MIZZLE, v.] Very small, fine rain. miz-zled (zled as zeld), a. [Etym. doubtful.] Spotted; of different colors. ( Scotch .) mizz on ite (zz as tz), s. [Gr. meizōn =greater; suff. -ite ( Min. ).] Min.: A tetragonal mineral belonging to the scapolite group of uni silicates of Dana, and closely resembling meionite (q. v.). Crystals very small. Hardne , 55-6; specific gravity, 2623; luster, vitreous; colorle ; transparent. An analysis yielded: Silica, 5470; alumina, 23.80; magnesia, 022; lime, 8-77; soda, 983; potash, 2'14; lo by ignition, 0°13= 99.59. Found on Monte Somma, Vesuvius. 2737 miz-zy, s. [Etym. doubtful.] A bog, a quagmire. ( Prov.) mně-mon-Ic, mne-mon-Ic-al (initial m mute), a . [MNEMONICS.] Of or pertaining to mnemonics; tending or intended to a ist the memory. "That would engage and fix the memory of those characters alone, and thereby hinder the further use of the mnemonical table." -Boyle Works , vi. 326.