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Milken vs Milky - What's the difference?

milken | milky |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between milken and milky

is that milken is (obsolete) consisting of milk while milky is (obsolete) yielding milk.

As adjectives the difference between milken and milky

is that milken is (obsolete) consisting of milk while milky is resembling milk in color or consistency.

milken

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (obsolete) Consisting of milk.
    • (Webster 1913)

    milky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling milk in color or consistency.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • pails high foaming with a milky flood
  • * Arbuthnot
    • milky juice
  • (color science, informal) Of the black in an image, appearing as dark gray rather than black.
  • (colloquial) Cowardly.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Has friendship such a faint and milky heart?
  • (obsolete) Yielding milk.
  • * Roscommon
    • milky mothers