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An Old World finch of the genus Minia, as the M. Malabarica of India, and M. cantans of Africa.
- India rubber
See Caoutchouc. - INDIASTEEL
Same as Wootz. - MINIACEOUSMINACEOUS
Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate. - WORLDLYMINDED
Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns. -- World"ly*mind`ed*ness, n. - Miniardize
To render delicate or dainty. - WORLDLYWISEWORLDLYWISE
Wise in regard to things of this world. Bunyan. - Africander
One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a "colored" mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers. - WORLDWIDE
Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame. Tennyson. - Africanism
A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans. - Miniating
of Miniate - Africanize
To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. - Miniature
Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait. - Finchbacked
Streaked or spotted on the back; -- said of cattle. - Miniaturist
A painter of miniatures.
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