Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- See Milos.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In Polynesia, Thespesia populnea, a widely spread tropical tree belonging to the mallow family, with broadly ovate, entire, pointed leaves, and showy yellow hollyhock-like flowers which change to a purplish-pink color on withering. The heart-wood, which is hard, smooth-grained, and durable, is used by the Hawaiians for making bowls, or ‘calabashes,’ for holding poi. The Samoans use it in boat-building. Also called Polynesian rosewood. See Thespesia (with cut) and banalo.
Wiktionary
- n. A male given name.
WordNet 3.0
- n. small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains
Etymologies
- A rather rare Latinate variant of Miles. (Wiktionary)
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“As I sat here reading about your loss (both of you), my Min-Pin "Milo" is at my feet, just looking at mr like they do.”
“Sometimes we heap it on by telling people that Milo is short for Emiliano Zapata.”
“I wonder how far away Milo is from being Turing compliant.”
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Some hands on with Project Natal
“On this date, in 1820, the Venus de Milo is discovered on the island of Melos in the Aegean”
“Â On this date, in 1820, the Venus de Milo is discovered on the island of Melos in the Aegean”
“On this date, in 1820, the Venus de Milo is discovered on the island of Melos in the Aegean Sea – minus her arms.”
“Grasping after odd jobs to support his wife and child, Milo is offered one last chance by his former employer: he must reel in a potential donora major "ask" who, mysteriously, has requested Milo's involvement.”
The Ask: Summary and book reviews of The Ask by Sam Lipsyte.
“Milo is entranced by the balloon man, and poses for a photo.”
“When you're ready to make a purchase, Consumer Reports Mobile Shopper gives you the option of shopping online (in a partnership with PriceGrabber) or shopping at local retailers (Milo is the partner for that feature).”
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