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miller |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Miller \Mill"er\ (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n. 1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill. 2. A milling machine. 3. (Zo["o]l.) a A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because the wings appear as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth miller}. b The eagle ray. c The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.] {Miller's thumb}. (Zo["o]l.) a A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea} (formerly {Cottus}), as the European species ({U. gobio}), and the American ({U. gracilis}); -- called also {bullhead}. b A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf {Roach}.] (Zo["o]l.) a Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Rai[ae], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc b In a restricted sense any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See {Skate}. {Bishop ray}, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray ({Stoasodon n[`a]rinari}) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. {Butterfly ray}, a short-tailed American sting ray ({Pteroplatea Maclura}), having very broad pectoral fins. {Devil ray}. See {Sea Devil}. {Eagle ray}, any large ray of the family {Myliobatid[ae]}, or {[AE]tobatid[ae]}. The common European species ({Myliobatis aquila}) is called also {whip ray}, and {miller}. {Electric ray}, or {Cramp ray}, a torpedo. {Starry ray}, a common European skate ({Raia radiata}). {Sting ray}, any one of numerous species of rays of the family {Trygonid[ae]} having one or more large sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also {stingaree}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: miller n 1: someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) 2: metal secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it [syn: {milling machine}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Miller, MO (city, FIPS 48242) Location: 37.21531 N, 93.84032 W Population (1990): 753 (365 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65707 Miller, NE (village, FIPS 32130) Location: 40.92699 N, 99.39054 W Population (1990): 130 (66 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68858 Miller, SD (city, FIPS 42460) Location: 44.51995 N, 98.98766 W Population (1990): 1678 (877 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57362
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