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Minié ball

  [min-ee, min-ee-ey; Fr. mee-nyey]
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–noun
a conical bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired, used in the 19th century.
Origin:
1855–60; named after C. E. Minié (1814–79), French officer who invented it
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min·ié ball   (mĭn'ē, mĭn'ē-ā')   
n.  A conical rifle bullet used in the 19th century and designed with a hollow base that expanded when fired.

[After Claude Étienne Minié (1814?-1879), French army officer.]
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