mitis

/ ˈmaɪtɪs; ˈmiː- /

noun

a malleable iron, fluid enough for casting, made by adding a small amount of aluminium to wrought iron

Origin of mitis¹

C19: from Latin: soft

Mitis refers to the soft, delicate foliage of shortleaf pine.

Here the Countess of Rennes gave birth to a marvellously beautiful boy, who was christened Mitis.

Mitis has tumbled off the bed with affright, uttering a plaintive cry.

He is less strong than Mitis, and possibly less precocious in this respect.

I took Mitis in my hands, stretched them out and drew them up again.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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