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Milchmilch cow
milcher
milchig
Milcom
Mild
mild silver protein
mild steel
mild-mannered
Mild-spirited
mild-tasting
Milden
Milder
Mildew
mildewcide
Mildewed
Mildewing
mildewy
Mildly
Mildness
Mildred Ella Didrikson
Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias
Mile
Mile run
Mile-High City
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Mild Mild, a. [Compar. Milder; superl. Mildest.] [AS. milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear, Gr. ? gladdening gifts.] Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity. The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon. --Waller. Adore him as a mild and merciful Being. --Rogers. Mild, or Low, steel, steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened. Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See Gentle.
