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Much; great. [Written also muckle and mockle.] [Old Eng. & Scot.] "A man of mickle might." Spenser.

Overmuch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

The stonechat; -- called also stonesmitch. [Prov. Eng.]

. -- Death bell, a bell that announces a death. The death bell thrice was heard to ring. Mickle. -- Death candle, a light like that of a candle, viewed by the superstitious as presaging death. -- Death damp, a cold sweat at the coming on of death. -- Death fire, a kind of ignis fatuus supposed to forebode death. And…

. An precious stones, in studs of gold enchased, The shaggy velvet of his buskins graced. Mickle.

ness. Cyrus made no . . . amorous fondling To fan her pride, or melt her guardless heart. Mickle.

something hurtful or calamitous. Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. Mickle.

as guilty of an imprudence. His serenity was interrupted, perhaps, by his own imprudence. Mickle.

o danger or loss. Bp. Hurg. The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and precarious. Mickle.

ity, or pledge; assurance. [Obs.] The most acceptable insurance of the divine protection. Mickle. Accident insurance, insurance against pecuniary loss by reason of accident to the person. -- Endowment insurance or assurance, a combination of life insurance and investment such that if the person upon whose life a risk…

One who keeps a journal or diary. [Obs.] Mickle.

See Mickle.

y, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron; as, a peer of the realm. A noble peer of mickle trust and power. Milton. House of Peers, The Peers, the British House of Lords. See Parliament. -- Spiritual peers, the bishops and archibishops, or lords spiritual, who sit in the House of Lords.

Producing or involving much toil; laborious; toilsome; as, toilful care. Mickle.