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Mill (m&ibreve_;l), n. [L. mille a thousand. Cf. Mile.] A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.
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Mill (m&ibreve_;l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Milled (m&ibreve_;ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Milling.] [See Mill, n., and cf. Muller.]
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1. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute.
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2. To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter.
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3. To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin.
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4. To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
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5. To beat with the fists. [Cant] Thackeray.
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6. To roll into bars, as steel.
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To mill chocolate, to make it frothy, as by churning.
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Mill, v. t. 1. (Mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
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2. To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle.
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