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

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

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Crowds of soldiers, police and rescue teams milled around the hospital entrances, as a stream of ministers arrived to express their outrage at the strike.

From BBC

A man on a plush couch worked on his laptop, a woman sipped a beer at the bar and staff milled about.

From Los Angeles Times

They milled in the room to music between sessions with partners, shaking off awkwardness by wriggling their arms, swinging their hips, jumping or full-on dancing.

From Los Angeles Times