Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MIL'IA-RY
MIL'IA-RY, a. [Fr. miliaire, L. milium, millet.]
- Resembling millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption; miliary glands. The miliary glands are the sebaceous glands of the skin. Coxe.
- Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever.
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