Mugil Mu"gil noun [ Latin , a sort of fish.]
(Zoology) A genus of fishes including the gray mullets. See Mullet .
Mugiloid Mu"gi·loid adjective (Zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Mugil, or family Mugilidæ .
Mugweed Mug"weed` noun (Botany) A slender European weed ( Galium Cruciata ); -- called also crossweed .
Mugwort Mug"wort` noun [ Anglo-Saxon
mucgwyrt . Confer
Midge .]
(Botany) A somewhat aromatic composite weed ( Artemisia vulgaris ), at one time used medicinally; -- called also motherwort .
Mugwump Mug"wump` noun [ Confer Algonquin
mugquomp a chief.]
A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent. [ Political Cant, U.S.]
Mugwumpery, Mugwumpism Mug"wump`er·y, Mug"wump·ism noun The acts and views of the mugwumps. [ Political Cant, U.S.]
Muhammadan, Muhammedan Mu·ham"mad·an, Mu·ham"med·an adjective & noun Mohammedan.
Muhammadanism Mu·ham"mad·an·ism noun Mohammedanism.
Mulada Mu·la"da noun A moor. [ Scot.]
Lockhart.
Mulada Mu·la"da noun [ Spanish Amer., from Spanish
mulo ,
mula , a mule.]
A drove of mules. [ Southwest. U.S.]
Mulatto Mu·lat"to noun ;
plural Mulattoes . [ Spanish & Portuguese
mulato , masc.,
mulata , fem., of a mixed breed, from
mulo mule, Latin
mulus . See
Mule .]
The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish yellow complexion.
Mulattress Mu·lat"tress noun A female mulatto. G. W. Gable.
Mulberry Mul"ber·ry noun ;
plural Mulberries . [ Middle English
moolbery ,
murberie , Anglo-Saxon
murberie , where the first part is from Latin
morum mulberry; confer Greek ..., .... Confer
Murrey ,
Sycamore .]
1. (Botany) The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus Morus ; also, the tree itself. See Morus . 2. A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry. Mulberry mass .
(Biol.) See Morula . --
Paper mulberry ,
a tree ( Broussonetia papyrifera ), related to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It is seen as a shade tree in America.
Mulberry-faced Mul"ber·ry-faced` (-fāst`)
adjective Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with mulberry stains.
Mulch Mulch noun [ Confer
mull dirt, also Prov. German
mulsch ,
molsch , rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.]
Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to preserve moisture.
Mulch Mulch transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Mulched ;
present participle & verbal noun Mulching .]
To cover or dress with mulch.
Mulct Mulct noun [ Latin
mulcta ,
multa .]
1. A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty. 2. A blemish or defect. [ Obsolete]
Syn. -- Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.
Mulct Mulct transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Mulcted ;
present participle & verbal noun Mulcting .] [ Latin
mulctare ,
multare .]
1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine. 2. Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline. [ Obsolete]
Mulctary, Mulctuary Mulc"ta·ry, Mulc"tu·a·ry adjective Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine. Fines, or some known mulctuary punishments.
Sir W. Temple.
Mule Mule (mūl)
noun [ French, a she-mule, Latin
mula , fem. of
mulus ; confer Greek
my`klos ,
mychlo`s . Confer Anglo-Saxon
mūl , from Latin
mulus . Confer
Mulatto .]
1. (Zoology) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See Hinny . » Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness.
2. (Botany) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; -- called also hybrid . 3. A very stubborn person. 4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- called also jenny and mule-jenny . Mule armadillo (Zoology) ,
a long- eared armadillo (Tatusia hybrida) , native of Buenos Aires; -- called also mulita . See Illust. under Armadillo . --
Mule deer (Zoology) ,
a large deer ( Cervus, or Cariacus, macrotis ) of the Western United States. The name refers to its long ears. --
Mule pulley (Machinery) ,
an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel. --
Mule twist ,
cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.
Mule killer Mule killer Any of several arthropods erroneously supposed to kill live stock, in the southern United States, by stinging or by being swallowed; as: (a) A whip scorpion. [ Florida] (b) A walking- stick insect. [ Texas] (c) A mantis. (d) A wheel bug.
Mule-jenny Mule"-jen`ny noun See Mule , 4.
Muleteer Mu`le·teer" noun [ French
muletier , from
mulet a mule, dim. from Latin
mulus .]
One who drives mules.
Mulewort Mule"wort` noun (Botany) A fern of the genus Hemionitis .
Muley Mu"ley noun (Sawmills) A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a gate. Muley axle (Railroad) ,
a car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals. Forney.
Muley Mul"ey noun See Mulley .
Muliebrity Mu`li·eb"ri·ty (mū`lĭ*ĕb"rĭ*tȳ)
noun [ Latin
muliebritas , from
muliebris belonging to a woman, from
mulier a woman.]
1. The state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly powers; womanhood; -- correlate of virility . 2. Hence: Effeminancy; softness.
Mulier Mu"li·er noun [ Latin , a woman.]
1. A woman. 2. (Law) (a) Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son. (b) (Civ. Law) A woman; a wife; a mother. Blount. Cowell.
Mulierly Mu"li·er·ly adverb In the manner or condition of a mulier; in wedlock; legitimately. [ Obsolete]
Mulierose Mu"li·er·ose` adjective [ Latin
mulierosus .]
Fond of woman. [ R.]
Charles Reade.
Mulierosity Mu`li·er·os"i·ty noun [ Latin
mulierositas .]
A fondness for women. [ R.]
Dr. H. More.
Mulierty Mu"li·er·ty noun (Law) Condition of being a mulier; position of one born in lawful wedlock.
Mulish Mul"ish (mūl"ĭsh)
adjective Like a mule; sullen; stubborn. --
Mul"ish*ly ,
adverb --
Mul"ish*ness ,
noun
Mull Mull (mŭl)
noun [ Perh. contr. from
mossul . See
Muslin .]
A thin, soft kind of muslin.
Mull Mull noun [ Icelandic
mūli a snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or confer Ir. & Gael.
meall a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W.
moel . Confer
Mouth .]
1. A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [ Scot.]
2. A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Mull Mull noun [ Prob. akin to
mold . √108. See
Mold .]
Dirt; rubbish. [ Obsolete]
Gower.
Mull Mull transitive verb [ Middle English
mullen . See 2d
Muller .]
To powder; to pulverize. [ Prov. Eng.]
Mull Mull intransitive verb To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with over ; as, to mull over a thought or a problem. [ Colloq. U.S.]
Mull Mull noun An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
Mull Mull transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Mulled (mŭld);
present participle & verbal noun Mulling .] [ From
mulled , for
mold , taken as a past participle ; Middle English
mold -ale funeral ale or banquet. See
Mold soil.]
1. To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine. New cider, mulled with ginger warm.
Gay. 2. To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt. Shak.
Mulla Mul"la noun Same as Mollah .
Mullagatawny Mul`la·ga·taw"ny noun [ Tamil
milagu-tannīr pepper water.]
An East Indian curry soup.
Mullah Mul"lah noun See Mollah .
Mullar Mul"lar noun A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon metal.
Mullein Mul"lein noun [ Middle English
moleyn , Anglo-Saxon
molegn .]
(Botany) Any plant of the genus Verbascum . They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is Verbascum Thapsus . Moth mullein .
See under Moth . --
Mullein foxglove ,
an American herb ( Seymeria macrophylla ) with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a spreading border. --
Petty mullein ,
the cowslip. Dr. Prior.
Mullen Mul"len noun (Botany) See Mullein .
Muller Mull"er noun 1. One who, or that which, mulls. 2. A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled over a fire.
Muller Mull"er noun [ Middle English
mullen to pulverize, bruise; confer Icelandic
mylja ; probably akin to English
mold soil. See
Mold soil, and confer
Mull dirt.]
A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at the bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a slab of similar material.
Mullet Mul"let noun [ Middle English
molet ,
mulet , French
mulet , from Latin
mullus .]
1. (Zoology) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called also gray mullets . They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are Mugil capito of Europe, and M. cephalus which occurs both on the European and American coasts. 2. (Zoology) Any species of the genus Mullus , or family Mullidæ ; called also red mullet , and surmullet , esp. the plain surmullet ( Mullus barbatus ), and the striped surmullet ( M. surmulletus ) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See Surmullet . French mullet .
See Ladyfish (a) .
Mullet Mul"let noun [ French
molette .]
(Her.) A star, usually five pointed and pierced; -- when used as a difference it indicates the third son.
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