Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. miliarius, fr. milium
   millet: cf. F. miliaire.]
   1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption.

   2. (Med.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as,
      a miliary fever.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles
      of Echini.

Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   One of the small tubercles of Echini.