Mullet Mul"let noun [ Confer French
molet a sort of pinchers.]
Small pinchers for curling the hair. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson.
Mulley, Moolley Mul"ley, Mool"ley noun [ CF. Gael.
maolag a hornless cow,
maol bald, hornless, blunt.]
1. A mulley or polled animal. [ U. S.]
2. A cow. [ Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's word.]
Leave milking and dry up old mulley , thy cow.
Tusser.
Mulley, Moolley Mul"ley, Mool"ley adjective Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, mulley cattle; a mulley (or moolley ) cow. [ U. S.] [ Written also
muley .]
Mulligatawny Mul`li·ga·taw"ny noun See Mullagatawny .
Mulligrubs Mul"li·grubs noun [ Confer Prov. English
mull to squeeze, pull about,
mulling numb or dull.]
1. A griping of the intestines; colic. [ Slang]
Whose dog lies sick of the mulligrubs ?
Beau. & Fl. 2. Hence, sullenness; the sulks. [ Slang]
Mullingong Mul"lin·gong noun (Zoology) See Duck mole , under Duck . [ Written also
mollingong .]
Mullion Mul"lion noun [ A corruption of
munnion , French
moignon stump of an amputated limb, stump, Old French
moing mutilated; confer Armor.
moñ ,
mouñ ,
mank ,
monk , and also Latin
mancus maimed.]
(Architecture) (a) A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc. (b) An upright member of a framing. See Stile .
Mullion Mul"lion transitive verb To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.
Mullock Mul"lock noun [ From
Mull dirt: confer Scot.
mulloch ,
mulock , crumb. √108.]
Rubbish; refuse; dirt. [ Obsolete]
All this mullok [ was] in a sieve ythrowe.
Chaucer.
Mulloid Mul"loid (mŭl"loid)
adjective [ New Latin
Mullus , generic name (fr. Latin
mullus surmullet) +
- oid .]
(Zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Mullus , which includes the surmullet, or red mullet.
Mulmul Mul"mul noun A fine, soft muslin; mull.
Mulse Mulse (mŭls)
noun [ Latin
mulsum (sc.
vinum ), from
mulsus mixed with honey, honey-sweet, past participle of
mulcere to sweeten, soften.]
Wine boiled and mingled with honey.
Mult- Mult- See Multi- .
Multangular Mul·tan"gu·lar adjective [ Latin
multangulus ;
multus much, many +
angulus angle: confer French
multangulaire .]
Having many angles. --
Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly ,
adverb --
Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness ,
noun
Multanimous Mul·tan"i·mous adjective [
Mult- + Latin
animus mind.]
Many-minded; many-sided. The multanimous nature of the poet.
J. R. Lowell.
Multarticulate Mul`tar·tic"u·late adjective [
Mult- +
articulate .]
Having many articulations or joints.
Multeity Mul·te"i·ty noun [ Latin
multus much, many.]
Multiplicity. [ R.]
Coleridge.
Multi-, Mult- Mul"ti-, Mult- [ Latin multus much.] A prefix signifying much or many ; several ; more than one ; as, multi axial, mult ocular.
Multiaxial Mul`ti·ax"i·al adjective [
Multi- +
axial .]
(Biol.) Having more than one axis; developing in more than a single line or plain; -- opposed to monoaxial .
Multicapsular Mul`ti·cap"su·lar adjective [
Multi- +
capsular : confer French
multicapsulaire .]
(Botany) Having many, or several, capsules.
Multicarinate Mul`ti·car"i·nate adjective [
Multi- +
carinate .]
(Zoology) Many- keeled.
Multicavous Mul`ti·ca"vous adjective [ Latin
multicavus ;
multus much, many +
cavum ,
cavus , a cavity, hole, from
cavus hollow.]
Having many cavities.
Multicellular Mul`ti·cel"lu·lar adjective Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one cell.
Multicentral Mul`ti·cen"tral adjective [
Multi- +
central .]
Having many, or several, centers; as, a multicentral cell. Multicentral development (Biol.) ,
growth, or development, from several centers. According as the insubordination to a single center is more or less pronounced, the resultant organism will be more or less irregular in form and may even become discontinuous.
Multicipital Mul`ti·cip"i·tal adjective [
Multi- + Latin
caput head.]
(Botany) Having many heads or many stems from one crown or root. Gray.
Multicolor Mul"ti·col`or adjective [ See
Multi- , and
Color .]
Having many, or several, colors.
Multicostate Mul`ti·cos"tate adjective [
Multi- +
costate .]
Having numerous ribs, or costæ, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals.
Multicuspid Mul`ti·cus"pid adjective [ See
Multi- , and
Cuspid .]
Multicuspidate; -- said of teeth.
Multicuspidate Mul`ti·cus"pi·date adjective [
Multi- +
cuspidate .]
Having many cusps or points.
Multidentate Mul`ti·den"tate adjective [
Multi- +
dentate .]
Having many teeth, or toothlike processes.
Multidigitate Mul`ti·dig"i·tate adjective [
Multi- +
digitate .]
Having many fingers, or fingerlike processes.
Multifaced Mul"ti·faced` adjective [
Multi- +
face .]
Having many faces.
Multifarious Mul`ti·fa"ri·ous adjective [ Latin
multifarius ;
multus much, many. Confer
Bifarious .]
1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold. There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest animal.
Dr. H. More. 2. (Botany) Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.
Multifariously Mul`ti·fa"ri·ous·ly adverb With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and relations.
Multifariousness Mul`ti·fa"ri·ous·ness noun 1. Multiplied diversity. 2. (Law) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them. Burrill.
Multiferous Mul·tif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
multifer ;
multus much, many +
ferre to bear.]
Bearing or producing much or many. [ R.]
Multifid Mul"ti·fid adjective [ Latin
multifidus ;
multus much, many +
findere to split: confer French
multifide .]
(Botany) Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; as, a multifid leaf or corolla.
Multiflorous Mul`ti·flo"rous adjective [ Latin
multiflorus ;
multus much, many +
flos ,
floris , flower: confer French
multiflore .]
(Botany) Having many flowers.
Multiflue Mul"ti·flue (mŭl"tĭ*flū)
adjective [
Multi- +
flue .]
Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler. See Boiler .
Multifoil Mul"ti·foil noun [
Multi- +
foil .]
(Architecture) An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils. [ R.] See
Foil .
Multifoil Mul"ti·foil adjective Having more than five divisions or foils.
Multifold Mul"ti·fold adjective [
Multi- +
fold .]
Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
Multiform Mul"ti·form adjective [ Latin
multiformis ;
multus much, many +
forma shape: confer French
multiforme .]
Having many forms, shapes, or appearances. A plastic and multiform unit.
Hare.
Multiformity Mul`ti·form"i·ty noun [ Latin
multiformitas .]
The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing. Purchas.
Multiformous Mul`ti·form"ous adjective Multiform. [ Obsolete]
Multigenerous Mul`ti·gen"er·ous adjective [ Latin
multigenerus ;
multus +
genus ,
generis , kind.]
Having many kinds.
Multigranulate Mul`ti·gran"u·late adjective [
Multi- +
granulate .]
Having, or consisting of, many grains.
Multigraph Mul"ti·graph noun [
Multi- +
-graph .]
A combined rotary type-setting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
Multijugate Mul·tij"u·gate adjective Having many pairs of leaflets.
Multijugous Mul·tij"u·gous adjective [ Latin
multijugus ;
multus +
jugum yoke.]
1. Consisting of many parts. 2. (Botany) Same as Multijugate .
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