prop. n.
n. An abbreviation for minute, a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
n. (Zool.) See Myna. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. Such as can be mined;
a. Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. minax, -acis. See Menace. ] Threatening; menacing. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Disposition to threaten. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sp. minarete, Ar. manārat lamp, lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. nār to shine. ] (Arch.) A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. contr. from aluminium + L. argentum silver. ] An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium; -- used by jewelers. [ 1913 Webster ]