- milt and melt
- the soft roe of a fish. York.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
milt and melt
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melt´ing|ly — melt «mehlt», verb, melt|ed, melt|ed or mol|ten, melt|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to change from a solid to a liquid by applying h … Useful english dictionary
melt´er — melt «mehlt», verb, melt|ed, melt|ed or mol|ten, melt|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to change from a solid to a liquid by applying h … Useful english dictionary
Milt — Milt, n. [AS. milte; akin to D. milt, G. milz, OHG. milzi, Icel. milti, Dan. milt, Sw. mj[ a]lte, and prob. to E. malt, melt. [root]108. See {Malt} the grain.] (Anat.) The spleen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Melt — Melt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melted} (obs.) p. p. {Molten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Melting}.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. me ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf. {Smelt}, v., {Malt}, {Milt} the spleen.] 1. To reduce from a solid to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
melt — milt (in Scottish and English dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
melt — melt1 meltable, adj. meltability, n. meltingly, adv. meltingness, n. /melt/, v., melted, melted or molten, melting, n. v.i. 1. to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as i … Universalium
milt — [[t]mɪlt[/t]] n. 1) ich the sperm containing secretion of the testes of fishes 2) ich the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion 3) melt • Etymology: bef. 900; ME milte, milt, OE milte spleen … From formal English to slang
milt — /mɪlt/ (say milt) noun 1. the secretion of the male generative organs of fishes. 2. the organs themselves. 3. → melt (def. 13). –verb (t) 4. to extract the eggs or sperm from (a fish) for artificial spawning. {Middle English and Old English… …
Melted — Melt Melt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melted} (obs.) p. p. {Molten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Melting}.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. me ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf. {Smelt}, v., {Malt}, {Milt} the spleen.] 1. To reduce from a solid to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Melting — Melt Melt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melted} (obs.) p. p. {Molten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Melting}.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. me ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf. {Smelt}, v., {Malt}, {Milt} the spleen.] 1. To reduce from a solid to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
