See Also:

do-it-yourself (iou) and mil (iou)


do-it-yourself (iou)



do-it-yourself noun & adjective. M20.
[from do it yourself (DO verb 3).]
A. noun. The action or practice of doing practical work, esp. one's household Repairs and maintenance, oneself, rather than paying to have it done. M20.
b. adjective. Pertaining to do-it-yourself; suitable or intended for use by a do-it-yourselfer or amateur; interested in do-it-yourself. M20.
do-it-yourselfer noun a person who practises do-it-yourself M20.

mil (iou)



mil noun. In branch I also (earlier) mille. L17.
[In branch I from Latin mille thousand; in branch II formed as MILL noun2; in branch III abbreviation (cf. MILL noun3).]
I.
See PER MIL. L17.
II.
a. A proposed coin of the value of one thousandth of a pound sterling. M19.
b. Hist. In Cyprus, Hong Kong Palestine, and Egypt, a coin with a value equivalent to one thousandth of the basic monetary unit. E20.
A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch, used esp. in measuring the diameter of wire. L19
Either of two units of angular measure: (a) 1/1600 of a right angle (3.375 minutes of arc); (b) 1/1000 of a radian (approx. 3.438 minutes of arc). E20.
III.
Chiefly Pharmacology. = MILLILITRE. E20.
= MILLIMETRE. L20.