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Mills

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Mills  (mlz), Robert 1781-1855.
American architect and engineer who designed a number of government buildings in Washington, D.C., including the General Post Office and the Washington Monument.
Mills [mɪlz]
n
1. (Biographies / Mills, Hayley (1946 F, British, FILMS AND TV: actress) Hayley. born 1946, British actress. Her films include
2. (Biographies / Mills, Sir John (1908 M, British, THEATRE: actor) her father, Sir John. born 1908, British actor. His films include This Happy Breed (1944), Great Expectations (1946), and Ryan's Daughter (1971)
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Noun1.MillsMills - United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
Robert Mills


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But from certain passages (suppressed here because mixed up with irrelevant matter) it appears clearly that at the time of the meeting in the cafe, Mills had already gathered, in various quarters, a definite view of the eager youth who had been introduced to him in that ultra-legitimist salon.
The Arrow of Gold by Conrad, Joseph View in context
The very river that moves the machinery in the mills (for they are all worked by water power), seems to acquire a new character from the fresh buildings of bright red brick and painted wood among which it takes its course; and to be as light- headed, thoughtless, and brisk a young river, in its murmurings and tumblings, as one would desire to see.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
He had directed his course across the Pont aux Meuniers, in order to avoid the rabble on the Pont au Change, and the pennons of Jehan Fourbault; but the wheels of all the bishop's mills had splashed him as he passed, and his doublet was drenched; it seemed to him besides, that the failure of his piece had rendered him still more sensible to cold than usual.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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