'Miliary' definitions:

Definition of 'Miliary'

From: GCIDE
  • Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. miliarius, fr. milium millet: cf. F. miliaire.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of Echini. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Miliary'

From: GCIDE
  • Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\, n. (Zool.) One of the small tubercles of Echini. [1913 Webster]