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.
However, Gorbachev was evasive when he was asked whether he would support the use of force to drive Iraqi troops from Kuwait, or whether Soviet soldiers might take part in such a miliary action.