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(ml), n.[Perh. contr. fr. mossul. See Muslin.] A thin, soft kind of muslin. Mull n.[Icel. mli a snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or cf. Ir. & Gael. meall a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W. moel. Cf. Mouth.] 1. A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.] 2. A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn. Mull n.[Prob. akin to mold. 108. See Mold.] Dirt; rubbish. [Obs.] Gower. Mull v. t.[OE. mullen. See 2d Muller.] To powder; to pulverize. [Prov. Eng.] Mull v. i.To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem. [Colloq. U.S.] Mull n.An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger. Mull v. t.[imp. & p. p.Mulled (mld); p. pr. & vb. n.Mulling.] [From mulled, for mold, taken as a p. p.; OE. 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. スポンサード リンク
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