Mi*ner"va (?), n. [L.] (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of wisdom, of war, of
the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; --
identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene.
Mi*nette" (?), n. The smallest of regular sizes of portrait
photographs.
Min"e*ver (?), n. Same as Miniver.
Minge (?), v. t. [AS. myngian; akin to E. mind.] To mingle; to mix.
[Obs.]
Minge, n. [Prob. corrupt. fr. midge.] (Zoöl.) A small biting fly; a
midge. [Local, U. S.]
Min"gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mingled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mingling
(?).] [From OE. mengen, AS. mengan; akin to D. & G. mengen, Icel.
menga, also to E. among, and possibly to mix. Cf. Among, Mongrel.]
1. To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with
other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product;
to confuse; to confound.
There was . . . fire mingled with the hail.
Ex. ix. 24.
2. To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to
cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry.
The holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those
lands.
Ezra ix. 2.