MITE, noun [Heb. small.] 1. A very small insect of the genus Acarus. 2. In Scripture, a small piece of money, the quarter of a denarius, or about seven English farthings. 3. Any thing proverbially very small; a very little particle or quantity. 4. The twentieth part of a grain.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI