milled

American

[mild] / mɪld /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of mill.

adjective

(of a coin) struck by a mill or press and usually finished with transverse ribs or grooves.

milled dimes and quarters.
ground or hulled in a mill.

milled wheat.
pressed flat by rolling.

milled board.
Obsolete. (of metal) polished by mechanical means.

a suit of milled armor.

milled British

/ mɪld /

adjective

(of coins, etc) having a grooved or fluted edge
made or treated in a mill

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

unmilled

adjective

Etymology

Origin of milled

First recorded in 1615–25; mill ¹ + -ed ²

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She also sells freshly milled ancient grain flour and other traditionally produced Italian foods through her company, Healthy Journey Through Food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

A further 29.8 million tonnes of rice is expected to be added once paddy already procured from farmers is milled.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

People milled around Havana's city center, checking their phones after the tremor which according to Cuban authorities was felt "throughout the entire west of the country."

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

What distinguished Didion is her style, so carefully milled as to be not noticed at first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Fancy show cats yawned contemptuously at the crowds that milled around them.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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