mite
/maɪt/ noun C1- Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acari (syn. Acarina).
- A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
- A lepton, a small coin used in Judea in the time of Christ.
- A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
- Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle. · a mite
- A small or naughty person, or one people take pity on; rascal.
Plural mites
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It can’t be denied your hair is terrible red; but I knew a girl once--went to school with her, in fact--whose hair was every mite as red as yours when she was young, but when she grew up it darkened to a real handsome auburn.
I wouldn’t be a mite surprised if yours did, too--not a mite.”
No, it isn’t a mite of trouble.
Lynde made that dress a mite too long, and it makes Anne look so tall.
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