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. (Railroads) (a) Car miles collectively. (b) The amount paid by one road for the use of cars of another road. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. chamai`mhlon, lit. earth apple, being so called from the smell of its flower. See Humble, and Melon. ] (Bot.) A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The common camomile, Anthemis nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter, aromatic taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large doses emetic, and the volatile oil is carminative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Camomile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dissimile, neut. of dissimilis unlike. ] (Rhet.) Comparison or illustration by contraries. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Facsimiles [ L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See Fact, and Simile. ] 1. A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Telecommunications) A method for reproducing documents, drawing, or other planar image at a remote location by converting the document into coded electronic signals at one point, transmitting data via telephone line or radio signals to the remote point, and converting the signals back into a likeness of the original image. The device used at each end to convert the image to and from electronic signals was originally called Facsimile telegraph, then telefax machine, and now more commonly fax machine. The same process, using the same data transmission protocols, is now performed not only by devices dedicated exclusively to the telefax process, but also by computers and combined copying/scanning/telefax machines. Also called telefax or fax. [ PJC ]

Facsimile telegraph, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph; a fax machine. [ 1913 Webster+ PJC ]

v. t. To make a facsimile of. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A homilist.

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. homilétique. See Homily. ] 1. Of or pertaining to familiar intercourse; social; affable; conversable; companionable. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His virtues active, chiefly, and homiletical, not those lazy, sullen ones of the cloister. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to homiletics; hortatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. homilétique. ] The art of preaching; that branch of theology which treats of homilies or sermons, and the best method of preparing and delivering them. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. mīl, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. Mill the tenth of a cent, Million. ] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5, 280 feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The distance called a mile varies greatly in different countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12, 182; in Brunswick, 11, 816; in Sweden, 11, 660; in Hungary, 9, 139; in Switzerland, 8, 548; in Austria, 8, 297; in Prussia, 8, 238; in Poland, 8, 100; in Italy, 2, 025; in England and the United States, 1, 760; in Spain, 1, 552; in the Netherlands, 1, 094. [ 1913 Webster ]

Geographical mile or
Nautical mile, one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet. --
Mile run. Same as Train mile. See under Train. --
Roman mile, a thousand paces, equal to 1, 614 yards English measure. --
Statute mile, a mile conforming to statute, that is, in England and the United States, a mile of 5, 280 feet, as distinguished from any other mile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc. [ Written also milage. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after consuming a certain quantity of fuel; in the United States, usually expressed in units of miles per gallon; as, smaller cars tend to get better mileage. It is sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency of a vehicle. [ PJC ]

4. Use, profit or advantage; as, he got a lot of mileage out of one hit record. [ PJC ]

Constructive mileage, a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a meter that shows mileage traversed.
Syn. -- odometer, hodometer, milometer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in orbit was a big milepost on the way to the moon.
Syn. -- milestone. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. Milesius, Gr. &unr_;. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anc. Geog.) Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Irish Legendary Hist.) Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Miletus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A native or inhabitant of Ireland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in orbit was a major milestone on the way to the moon.
Syn. -- milepost. [ PJC ]

a. Homiletical. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Railroads) A unit of measurement of the passenger transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of the sum of the miles traversed by all the passengers on the road in the period in question. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Railroads) Passenger miles collectively; the total number of miles traveled by passengers on a railroad during a given period. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

A geographical mile. See Mile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Opt.) The half of a lens divided along a plane passing through its axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Similes [ L., from similis. See Similar. ] (Rhet.) A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison. [ 1913 Webster ]

A good swift simile, but something currish. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Smiled p. pr. & vb. n. Smiling. ] [ OE. smilen; akin to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker. √173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk. ] 1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently. [ 1913 Webster ]

He doth nothing but frown. . . . He hears merry tales and smiles not. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

She smiled to see the doughty hero slain. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T was what I said to Craggs and Child,
Who praised my modesty, and smiled. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty. [ 1913 Webster ]

The desert smiled,
And paradise was opened in the wild. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To affect in a certain way with a smile. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And sharply smile prevailing folly dead. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ CF. Dan. smiil, Sw. smil. See Smile, v. i. ] 1. The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sweet intercourse
Of looks and smiles: for smiles from reason flow. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence. “The smile of heaven.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring. [ 1913 Webster ]

The brightness of their [ the flowers' ] smile was gone. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not having a smile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who smiles. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A little smile. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Those happy smilets
That played on her ripe lip. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to three miles; as,
the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine belt (the
three-mile belt or
three-mile zone) of three miles included in territorial waters (which see) of a state. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Railroads) A unit of measurement of the freight transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the aggregate weight of each shipment in tons during the given period by the number of miles for which it is carried. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Railroads) Ton miles collectively; esp., the total ton miles performed by a railroad in a given period. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]