Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Minute (-r, -st)
minute (-r, -st), adj. [Fr. menu, small < L.] (webplay: air, attention, circle, fineness, heaven, hour, men, measure, small, thunder, time).
- Tiny; minuscule; small; not spacious; not large in size.
- Low; close to the earth.
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