Definition of Mills

1. Noun. United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855).

Exact synonyms: Robert Mills
Generic synonyms: Architect, Designer

Definition of Mills

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English and Scottish from=Middle English dot=), variant of Mill or Miles. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname A=An Irish topographic from=Irish dot=), from the Gaelic ''Mhuilinn'' (of the mill). ¹

3. Noun. (plural of mill) ¹

4. Verb. third person singular present tense of the verb ''to mill'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mills

1. mill [v] - See also: mill

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mills

Millerite
Millerites
Millian
Millicent
Millie
Millikan
Millikanian
Millipore filter
Millner needle
Millon
Millon's reagent
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory test
Millon clinical multiaxial inventory
Millon reaction
Mills
Mills Mess
Mills bomb
Millwall
Milly
Milne
Milo
Milontin
Milori blue
Milquetoast
Milroy
Miltiades
Milton
Milton's disease

Literary usage of Mills

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Steuart Macnaghten, Alexander Gordon, Charles Christopher Pepys Cottenham, Thomas Wilde Truro (1850)
"The notice of motion was to the effect that it might be ordered that the Defendants Thomas mills, William mills, and Henry mills, should, on or before the ..."

2. Publications by Niagara Historical Society (1898)
"In pres. of John Barnes, Thomas mills. Aug. 26. George Tasker and Susannah Hopkins, both of this par., by Banns, by Christopher Field, Curate. ..."

3. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1896)
"University of Illinois; SM Inglis, JW Judy, GW Dean, Charles F. mills. Agricultural Advancement—JW Judy, President Illinois State Board of Agriculture; ..."

4. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1897)
"been at work for about two mouths in the brass rolling mills of C. ... was taken from the Ache, at a point about 2'5 kilometres above the mills, ..."

5. Who's who in America by John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis (1906)
"Près. mills Pub. Co.; was Populist party candidate for Judge Supreme Court. ... mills, Joli Smith, bishop UB Church since 18!i3; b. nr. ..."

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