mined
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.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. [1913 Webster]
They mined the walls.— Hayward.[1913 Webster]
Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers . . . had mined them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]
2.To dig into, for ore or metal. [1913 Webster]
Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not been mined.— Ure.[1913 Webster]
3.To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging. [1913 Webster]
The principal ore mined there is the bituminous cinnabar.— Ure.[1913 Webster]
mined \mined\ adj. extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth. [Narrower terms: deep-mined; exploited; strip-mined] [WordNet 1.5]