Emily Dickinson Lexicon

mine (-s), n. [Fr.] (webplay: art, rich, stone, taken, wealth).

1. Source of wealth or riches.
2. Excavation in the Earth from which precious minerals are extracted.
3. [Fig.] money.

mine (-'s), pron. [OE, formerly used as an alternative form of my before nouns beginning with vowels.] (webplay: belonging, book, different, follows, kept).

1. Belonging to me; indicating ownership.
2. [Fig.] source of riches or wealth; one's own wealth.

mine, v. [Fr.]

[Fig.] practice secret means of injury; injure.

miner (-s), n. [ME < Fr.]

One that digs for metals or fossils.

mingle (-d), v. [late ME mengel.]

1. Join in society.
2. Unite promiscuously.
3. Mix; make uneven.
4. Render; give up.

miniature, adj. [It. and Fr. < L.]

Small; little.

minister, n. [OFr menestre < L. minister, servant.]

One who performs sacerdotal duties; pastor.

minister (-ed), v. [see minister, n.] (webplay: apprenticed).

1. Attend; serve.
2. Serve; afford; supply.

ministry, n. [ME < Fr. < L.] (webplay: world).

1. Office; duties.
2. Service; aid.

minnow (-s), n. [Fr. menu, small.]

Very small fish; [fig.] insignificant political rival.