Ming

Mingname/mɪŋ/

• 1

  A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing (Ching).

  • […]the Chineſe having got the upper-hand under Hong vou, Founder of the Ming Dynaſty, the Lamas were drove out with the reſt of the Tartars.
  • CHWEN, King of Korea, having by his Ambaſſadors paid Homage to the Emperor Hong-vû, Founder of the Ming Dynaſty in 1368, was, by that Monarch, created King of Kau-li, preſented with a Silver Seal, and veſted with the ancient Privileges of ſacrificing to the Gods of the Rivers and Mountains of Korea.
• 2

  A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China (China proper), as well as parts of Russia and northern Vietnam

• 3

  The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned

• 4

  A surname.

• 5

  A male or female given name.

Mingnoun/mɪŋ/

• 1

  A member of the Ming dynasty.

• 2

  The pottery of the Ming era, famed for its high quality.

mingverb詞源 1/mɪŋ/

• 1

  archaicTo mix, blend, mingle.

  • I founde here and there litle peces of marquesites and stones, menged with copper, but I could by no sense or wit perceyue, that the bathes had any notable qualitie thereof.
• 2

  obsoleteTo bring (people, animals etc.) together; to be joined, in marriage or sexual intercourse.

  • the old man [...] him brought into a secret part, / Where that false couple were full closely ment / In wanton lust and lewd embracement [...].
• 3

  dialectalTo produce through mixing; especially, to knead.

mingnoun詞源 1/mɪŋ/

• 1

  A mixture.

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  obsoleteThe state of being under mixed ownership; land under mixed ownership, particularly without physical demarcations designating ownership.

  • 17 September 1811, [Description of] Counterpart of Demise from John Thorold to John Wilson of Grantham, Lincolnshire Archives, Ref. Thor 1/2/ZA25/4 Published by The National Archives, Accessed 19 June 2022. Property: 1. 6 acres of land in ming with a meadow of Glebe land of the rectory of Grayingham.

mingverb詞源 2/mɪŋ/

• 1

  slangTo be unattractive (person or object).

• 2

  slangTo be foul-smelling.

mingverb詞源 3/mɪŋ/

• 1

  obsoleteTo speak of, to mention.

mingnoun詞源 4/mɪŋ/

• 1

  Destiny, fate.