minim
Example Sentences
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What they meant was that Meredith Willson, 63, was a missed minim who didn't belong on the council.
From Time Magazine Archive
Should he arrive, the breath of life still in him, His face will be repulsed from door to door; He'll get no lodging, not the very minim, Save under heaven on the pebbly shore.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 by Various
A drop may be half a minim, or as large as two or even three.
From How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses by Granger, William D.
And, on the other hand, for a minim rest, 6f.; a crotchet rest, 3f.; &c.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 491, May 28, 1831 by Various
The cheques he received varied greatly in amount,—from handsome remittances of a hundred pounds or so, down to minim gifts which made the young man feel uncomfortable when he received them.
From In the Year of Jubilee by Gissing, George
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