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Min"ute*man (?), n.; pl.
Minutemen (&?;). A militiaman who was to be
ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in the American
Revolution.

Mi*nute"ness (?), n. The quality
of being minute.

||Mi*nu"ti*a, n.; pl.
Minutiæ (-ē). [L., fr. minutus
small, minute. See 4th Minute.] A minute particular; a
small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Minx (?), n. [Prob. of Low German
origin; cf. LG. minsk wench, jade, hussy, D. mensch;
prop. the same word as D. & G. mensch man, human being, OHG.
mennisco, AS. mennisc, fr. man. See
Man.]

1. A pert or a wanton girl.
Shak.

2. A she puppy; a pet dog. [Obs.]
Udall.

Minx, n. [See Mink.]
(Zoöl.) The mink; -- called also minx
otter. [Obs.]

Min"y (mīn"&ybreve;), a.


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