Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. miliarius, fr. milium millet: cf. F. miliaire.]

1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption.

2. (Med.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever.

3. (Zo["o]l.) Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of Echini.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the small tubercles of Echini.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)