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Milaner

Syllables: Mi·lan·erUK/ˈmɪlɪnə/US/ˈmɪlənəɹ/

Milaner noun: synonym of Milanese (“an inhabitant or native of Milan”).

Noun

Milaner (plural Milaners)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Milanese (“an inhabitant or native of Milan”).
    • Troth ſiſter I heard you vvere married to a very rich chuffe, and I vvas ſorry for it, that I had no better clothes, and that made mee ſend: for you knovv vve Millaners loue to ſtrut vpon Spaniſh leather.1604 (date written), Tho[mas] Dekker, [Thomas Middleton], The Honest Whore. […] (4th quarto), London: […] Nicholas Okes for Robert Basse, […], published 1616, →OCLC, Act I, signature [A4], verso
    • "I had something to say to thee, Smith—Canst thou take up a fallen link in my Milan hauberk?" / "As well, please your Highness, as my mother could take up a stitch in the nets she wove—The Milaner shall not know my work from his own."1828 May 15, [Walter Scott], chapter X, in Chronicles of the Canongate. Second Series. […] (The Fair Maid of Perth), volume I, Edinburgh: […] [Ballantyne and Co.] for Cadell and Co.; London: Simpkin...
    Synonyms:
    Milanese

Synonyms of Milaner

Forms of Milaner

pluralMilaners

Origin of Milaner

From Late Middle English Milener, Miloner (“native of Milan”), from Milan + -er(e) (suffix denoting an inhabitant or resident). The English word is analysable as Milan + -er.

Words formed from Milaner

Questions about Milaner

What does Milaner mean?
Milaner means synonym of Milanese (“an inhabitant or native of Milan”).
What part of speech is Milaner?
Milaner is a noun.
How do you pronounce Milaner?
Milaner is pronounced /ˈmɪlɪnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of Milaner?
The plural of Milaner is Milaners.

Words near Milaner in the dictionary

  1. Milan cabbage
  2. Milan cabbages
  3. Milana
  4. Milanau
  5. Milanaus
  6. Milaner
  7. Milaners
  8. milanesa
  9. milanesas
  10. Milanese
  11. Milanese chant

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