Mine | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Mine, a.

adjective

a.; called sometimes a pronominal adj. [A-S., O. Sax., O. Fries., & O. H. Ger. min, Sw. & Dan. min, Icel. minn, Goth. meins, N. H. Ger. mein, D. mijn.] Belonging to me; my;— used, (a.) As a pronominal adjective, placed always in the predicate; as, counsel is mine; and also, attributively, in the old style, before a noun beginning with a vowel, for my. “I kept myself from mine iniquity.” Ps. xviii. 23. (b.) As possessive pronoun, equivalent to of me, or belonging to me.

☞ Mine is often used in the predicate without the noun to which it belongs, or rather standing for this noun. “When a man deceives me once, says the Italian proverb, it is his fault; when twice, it is mine.” Horne.

Mine, n.

noun

n. [Fr. mine, Pr. mina, mena, Sp., Pg., It., & L. Lat. mina; also Fr. minière, Pr. meniera, O. Sp. & L. Lat. minera, It. miniera. See infra.]

A subterranean cavity or passage; especially, (a.) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores or other mineral substances are taken by digging; — distinguished from the pits from which stones only are taken, and which are called quarries. (b.) (Mil.) A cavity filled with powder, formed in or under a fortification or other work, so as to destroy it when fired. The term includes also the galleries leading to the chambers or cavities.
A rich source of wealth or other good.

I would not wed her for a mine of gold. Shak. Overcharged mine. See OVERCHARGE. — Undercharged mine. See UNDERCHARGE.

Mine, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals, or for undermining and blowing up or throwing down works. 2. To form a subterraneous canal or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony.

Mīne, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. MINED; p. pr. & vb. n. MINING.] [Fr. miner, Pr., Sp., & Pg. minar, It. minare, from Lat. minare, to drive, It. menare, Pr. & O. Sp. menar, Fr. mener, to lead, conduct, drive; hence Sp. mina, mine, conduit, a subterraneous canal, a spring or source of water, It. mina, Fr. & Ger. mine, &c. See MINE, n., supra.] To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. “They mined the walls.” Hayward.

Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers had mined them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity. W. Scott.

As lovers who have parted In hate, whose mining depths so intervene That they can meet no more. Byron.

Mīne, n.

noun

n. [Fr.] The same as MIEN. [Obs.]