Definitions

1. noun

A small, white, or yellowish, usually benign but sometimes painful, bump or cyst on the skin, especially one resulting from a blocked sebaceous gland or a skin injury.

“She had milia on her forehead from the sunburn.”

2. noun

A small group of soldiers or a body of armed men raised in a particular district or town to serve as a militia.

“The village formed a milia to defend itself against the invading army.”