milled

[mild]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of mill.

adjective

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

   milled dimes and quarters.

2. ground or hulled in a mill.

   milled wheat.

3. pressed flat by rolling.

   milled board.

4. Obsolete.,  (of metal) polished by mechanical means.

   a suit of milled armor.

milled

/ mɪld /

adjective

1. (of coins, etc) having a grooved or fluted edge

2. made or treated in a mill

Other Word Forms

• unmilled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of milled¹

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

Example Sentences

Women wearing long wigs and ornate traditional dresses milled around a pebbled courtyard, stopping to snap photos under a pavilion, as the melodious strumming of the Chinese zither played in the background.

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Military officers from partner countries milled about the new center in small clusters Friday, the flags on their sleeves—including those of Germany, France, Greece, Cyprus, the U.K.,

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A small gathering of protesters milled outside the building, with no city officers in sight.

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Steel is still produced at the works, but the process now relies on imported slabs of steel which are milled on site.

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About 20 dogs lay on yoga mats with their owners or they milled about the room as the free “relaxation concert” began, the sounds of crystal quartz and Tibetan brass bowls commingling with intermittent barking.

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