Definition of "miliar" [miliar]

• In Roman antiquity and later, a tall narrow vessel for drawing and warming water: used in baths. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The fa - miliar scenes of daily life fall away to reveal an unthinkable, encompassing alien dimension that threatens to engulf and destroy everything."
• "Sinochem Corp., a government-owned company and one of China's biggest potash buyers, has been in contact with Potash Corp. about developing a new alliance, a person fa miliar with the situation said."
• "To him, the ways of magic were fa - miliar and frankly somewhat dull, while the ways of science were, even after a quarter century, novel and exciting."