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milky

US/ˈmɪlki/ fairly common informal

adjective

1.

resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear

  • “milky glass”
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Origin

From Middle English mylky, melky, equivalent to milk + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian moalkig (“milky”), West Frisian molkich (“milky”), Dutch melkig (“milky”), German Low German melkig (“milky”), German milchig (“milky”), Danish mælkig (“milky”), Swedish mjölkig (“milky”), Icelandic mjólkugur (“milky”). Doublet of milchig.

Phrases

  • milky disease
  • milky quartz
  • milky sea
  • milky spore
  • milky stork
  • Milky Way

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