milled

[ mild ]

/ mɪld /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of mill¹.

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.

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Origin of milled

First recorded in 1615–25; mill¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM milled

un·milled, adjective

Words nearby milled

millcake, mill chisel, mill construction, milldam, Millecent, milled, Milledgeville, mille-feuille, millefiori, millefleur, millefleurs

How to use milled in a sentence

When I visited Wilton, they walked me over to view a massive block of milled aluminum that forms the top part of the device.
Inside the machine that saved Moore’s Law|Clive Thompson|October 27, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Coleman said she spent around $4,000 on her outdoor dining space, a cost many restauranters said inflated as the price of milled lumber shot up when the economy shut down.
Hundreds of Outdoor Dining Structures Might Have to Come Down|MacKenzie Elmer|May 10, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Moviegoers enjoyed a drink at the bar and milled around waiting for the 10:15 p.m. showing of The Interview.
I Was Honeydicked Into Spending Christmas with ‘The Interview’|Allison McNearney|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People milled about in various stages of inebriation, dancing, and shouting.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

German artillery chased the landing craft where they milled off shore.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We just milled around the front of the school, waiting for our parents to come and pick us up.
The JFK Assassination: The Long Weekend That Never Ended|Malcolm Jones|November 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They care about the words that are milled and poured into the magazine, whether in one or six articles.
Lawrence Wright: How I Write|Noah Charney|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Groups of young people milled around the “concession” which served the delicious cooling drinks.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
So I do do as she bids me, replied Mr. Chitling; I shouldnt have been milled if it hadnt been for her advice.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
He had in his hands, as cashier, more than double that sum in good milled silver.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
"Them Injuns jest milled around this machine and the body of that hombrey," said Talpers.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
The little lobby milled and buzzed, drowning the scratching of the pen as a trembling man signed the confession, page by page.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for milled

milled

/ (mɪld) /

adjective

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

made or treated in a mill

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