Толковый словарь английского языка - mite
Mite
mite
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīte; akin to Middle Dutch ~ ~, small copper coin Date: before 12th century any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors, II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Middle Dutch; Middle French, small Flemish copper coin, from Middle Dutch Date: 14th century a small coin or sum of money, 2. a very little ; bit , a very small object or creature
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1. n. any small arachnid of the order Acari, having four pairs of legs when adult. Derivatives mity adj. Etymology: OE mite f. Gmc 2. n. & adv. --n. 1 hist. a Flemish copper coin of small value. 2 any small monetary unit. 3 a small object or person, esp. a child. 4 a modest contribution; the best one can do (offered my mite of comfort). --adv. (usu. prec. by a) colloq. somewhat (is a mite shy). Etymology: ME f. MLG, MDu. mite f. Gmc: prob. the same as MITE(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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