Definition of Mildiw
Mil"dew (?), n. [AS.
meledeáw; akin to OHG. militou, G.
mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf.
Goth. milip honey. See Mellifluous, and Dew.]
(Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish
or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying
substances.
Mil"dew, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Mildewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Mildewing.] To taint with mildew.
He . . . mildews the white wheat.
Shak.
Mil"dew, v. i. To become tainted
with mildew.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (botany) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
- To taint with mildew.
He . . . mildews the white wheat. --Shak.
- To become tainted with mildew.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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