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2841 Etymology dictionary, p. grade (n.).3
… of milk) is from a U.S. system instituted in 1912. To figuratively make the grade "be successful" is from 1912; early examples do not make clear whether the literal …
2842 Etymology dictionary, p. half-and-half (n.).2
1756 as "ale and porter;" as a mixture of milk and cream, by 1946.
2843 Etymology dictionary, p. homogenization (n.).2
1803 (specifically of milk, 1905); see homogenize + noun ending -ation .
2844 Etymology dictionary, p. homogenize (v.).2
"make similar," 1742, from homogeneous + -ize. The sense of "render milk uniform in consistency" is from 1901. Related: Homogenized; homogenizing; homogenizer .
2845 Etymology dictionary, p. huff (v.).2
… dragon's milk ), probably because it goes to the head and huffs one's cap.
2846 Etymology dictionary, p. humanoid (adj.).2
… cow's milk altered to be closer to human milk intended as food for infants.
2847 Etymology dictionary, p. jugs (n.).2
"a woman's breasts," 1920, in Australian slang, short for milk jugs, from jug (n.).
2848 Etymology dictionary, p. lactate (v.).2
"secrete milk from the breasts," 1889, probably a back-formation from lactation. The Latin verb was lactare. Related: Lactated; lactating .
2849 Etymology dictionary, p. lactation (n.).2
… lactis ) "milk" (from PIE root *g(a)lag- "milk"). The meaning "process of secreting milk from the breasts" is recorded by 1857. Related: Lactational .
2850 Etymology dictionary, p. lacteal (adj.).2
… to milk," earlier "milk-white" (1630s), from Latin lacteus "milky" (from lac "milk," from PIE root *g(a)lag- "milk") + -al (1). Other 17c. attempts at an adjective in English yielded …
2851 Etymology dictionary, p. lactescence (n.).2
"milky appearance," 1680s, from lactescent "becoming milky" (1660s), from Latin lactescentem (nominative lactescens ), present participle of lactescere, inchoative of lactere "to be milky," from lac "milk" (from PIE root *g(a)lag- "milk").
2852 Etymology dictionary, p. lactic (adj.).2
1790, "procured from milk," in the chemical name lactic acid, which is so called because it was obtained from sour milk. From French lactique, from Latin lactis, genitive of lac "milk" (from PIE root *g(a)lag- "milk.") + French -ique (see -ic ).
2853 Etymology dictionary, p. lactivorous (adj.).2
1824; see lacto- "milk" + -vorous "devouring."
2854 Etymology dictionary, p. lacto-.2
… meaning "milk," from Latin lac (genitive lactis ) "milk," from Proto-Italic *(g)lagt-, from PIE root *g(a)lag- "milk." This and the separate root *melg- (source of milk (n.)) account …
2855 Etymology dictionary, p. lactose (n.).2
sugar from milk, 1843, from French, coined 1843 by French chemist Jean Baptiste André Dumas (1800-1884) from Latin lac (genitive lactis ) "milk" (from PIE root *g(a)lag- "milk") + chemical suffix -ose (2).
2856 Etymology dictionary, p. latte (n.).2
"espresso coffee with milk," by 1990, short for caffè latte, which is an Italian expression meaning "milk coffee," from Latin lac (genitive lactis ) "milk" (from PIE root *g(a)lag- "milk"). Compare cafe au lait .
2857 Etymology dictionary, p. lectern (n.).2
… mulctrum "milking-pail" from mulgere "to milk."
2858 Etymology dictionary, p. lettuce (n.).2
… lactis ) "milk" (from PIE root *g(a)lag- "milk"); so called for the milky juice of the plant. Old English had borrowed the Latin word as lactuce .
2859 Etymology dictionary, p. Liebfraumilch (n.).2
German white wine, 1833, from German, literally "milk of Our Lady."
2860 Etymology dictionary, p. May.3
… be milked three times a day. May marriages have been considered unlucky at least since Ovid's day. May-apple, perennial herb native to North America, so called …