mica

mīca, ae, f. [root smic-; Gr. σμικρός, μικρός; cf. micula; O. Germ. smahan, to belittle], a crumb, little bit, morsel, grain (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

• I Lit.: mica panis, Petr. 42, 5: auri, Lucr. 1, 839: marmoris, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 68: salis, a grain of salt, id. 22, 14, 16, § 37: amomi, id. 12, 18, 41, § 83: saliens (i. e. salis) mica, Hor. C. 3, 23, 12: tus in micas friatur, Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 65: de micis puerorum, Vulg. Marc. 7, 28.—
• II Transf.
• • A A small diningroom, Mart. 2, 59, 1; Sen. Ep. 51, 12.—
  • B In gen., a little bit, a grain: nulla in tam magno est corpore mica salis, a grain of sense, Cat. 86, 3.

mīca, ae, f. (zu μικρός, dorisch μικκός), ein Krümchen, Bißchen, panis, Petron.: auri, Lucr. u. Vitr.: salis, ein paar Körner Salz, Plin.; u. bildl. = ein bißchen Witz (Verstand), Catull.: mica saliens (sc. salis), Hor.: sed te atomi et istae micae tuae forte ac temere conglobaverunt, Sen.: tus in micas friatur, Plin. – übtr., der Bissen, Name für ein kleines Speisezimmer, Sen. ep. 51, 12. Mart. 2, 59, 1.

1 mica [CL], micha [ML], micis 1 grain, crumb; b (of bread); c (w. ref. to Marc. vii 28); d (fig.). 10‥ ~a, cruma WW; 1292 de j bussello ~ium quadrantem Reg. Wint. II 721; c1300 per pannum colatur et faciat ~as, i. miis in dicto succo seu liquore ‥ Pop. Med. 243; sciatis quia multe ~e [ME: crome] mihi ceciderunt AncrR 132; hec ~a, A. crowm WW.  b panis ‥ non erat in diversorio nisi tamen ~as pro benedictione panis congregatas super mensam constituit V. Cuthb. II 2; ut enim prius educatur simplici lacte matris, ‥ deinde farinae commixto, postea ~is panis, postmodum etiam crustis Simil. Anselmi 141; dietam, sicut scitis, oportet esse pertenuem: ptisanam sc., et ~am panis ter in aquis, aut quater ablutam ‥ P. Blois Ep. 43. 127B.  c noli remanere jejunus et cum muliere ‥ Chananea atque cum catulis ~is vescere reliquarum J. Ford Serm. 71. 3.  d s1406 astabat et huic sermoni pro ~is colligendis sicut et multis aliis Robertus de Waterton’ Chr. S. Alb. 2; ne ~a ‥ prudentiae consultationisque subsistit Ferr. Kinloss 7. 2 miche, loaf of bread (cf OF it miche); b (var.). 1153 xiiij ~as et duas summas vini, et tres solidos et dimidium ad carnem Act. Hen. II I 35; non poterat vas illud plures panes monachicos, qui ~hes vulgariter et usualiter vocari solent, continere nisi duodenos J. Furness Walth. 56; s1294 peciit ‥ unam ~heam et ij galones cervisie Cart. Chester 633 p. 353; 1295 concesserunt michi ‥ singulis diebus quamdiu vixero duas ~has monachales, duos galones cervisie conventualis ‥ et unum denarium pro companagio; et pro qualibet septimana septem panes servientium Cart. Burton 75; c1368 unam ~am panis conventualis et j lagenam servisie melioris Cart. Osney III 41.  b clare, Phebe, mĭ ca—dabitur tibi cum sale mīca Serlo Wilt. 2. 77; 1237 unam parvam albam ~am et unam bisiam ~ham Cart. Osney III 42; 1261 unam magnam albam ~ham et unum galonem melioris cervisie Ib. I 181; 1262 percipiat unam salam ~am et unum panem hospitis, et unum galonem secunde cervisie Ib. III 40; s1280 pro seipso xiv albas ~hias et xiv galones cervisie melioris Ann. Dunstable 284; s1294 de alba ~hea subtraximus pondus decem solidorum Ib. 388.

2 mica [cf. CL micare] , little spark. a sparkle, scintilla, ~a Levins Manip. 32.

mīca, (12) æ, f. , ¶ 1 parcelle, miette : Lucr. 1, 839 ; Plin. 33, 68 ; mica salis Cato Agr. 70, 1, grain de sel [fig., grain dʼesprit Catul. 86, 3 ], cf. Hor. O. 3, 23, 12 || pl., particules, corpuscules = atomi : Sen. Ben. 4, 19 ¶ 2 petite salle à manger : Mart. 2, 59, 1 ; Sen. Ep. 51, 12.

mica , ae. f.
砂间之光粒。麪頭渣。絲毫。— salis 一粒鹽。一句巧言。

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mīca ae, f

• 2 MAC-, a crumb, bit, morsel, grain: saliens mica (sc. salis), H.