Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: mill – mine
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mill (-s), n. [Fr. moulin < L. molinum.] (webplay: carrying, house, means, particles, slitting, wheels, wind).
- Machine for grinding grain.
- Windmill.
- Watermill.
mill, v. [see mill, n.]
Grind.
miller, n. [see mill, n.]
Grain processor; one who grinds corn, wheat, or other grains; person who owns and operates a mill.
milliner (-'s), n. ['native inhabitant of Milan'.]
One who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats.
millinery, n. [see milliner, n.] (webplay: head, one).
- [Fig.] hood.
- Formation; business; work.
million, adj. [MFr.]
Countless; a very great number of; numbering a thousand thousands of.
millionaire, n. [Fr.]
One whose wealth is estimated in millions.
mind (-s), n. [ME mynd, to think, remember, intend.] (webplay: advancing, bringeth, capacity, comprehend, desire, fact, fear, go, grace, heart, incline, know, less, one, opinion, out, power, pushing, reaching, reasons, remember, sacrifice, seat, sense, settled, sound, speak, spirit, strong, thought, times, used, will, wish).
- Power of judgment, reason, or thought.
- Will and affection; disposition.
- Seat of affection or heart.
- Awareness; senses.
- Opinion.
- Imagination.
- Memory; remembrance.
- Desire; will.
- [Fig.] place where thought occurs.
- Intention; purpose.
- [Fig.] word play on mine which is directly beside mind in NW; metaphorically, a spring or source of water.
- [Fig.] NW says: the implanted principle of grace.
mind, v. [OE myndgian, to remember, remind.] (webplay: high, mean, on, put, thought, way).
- Pay heed to; focus one's attention on.
- Bring to mind; remember; recollect.
- Observe; notice.
- Be opposed to.
- Phrase. “Never mind”: ignore; pay no attention to. 2/App 13 Never mind faded forests, Austin, / Never mind silent fields
mine, adj. [OE; see my.]
My.