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Mull (mŭl), n. [Perh. contr. fr. mossul. See Muslin.] A thin, soft kind of muslin.

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Mull, n. [Icel. mūli 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.]

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    2. A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.

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Mull, n. [Prob. akin to mold. √108. See Mold.] Dirt; rubbish. [Obs.]  Gower.

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Mull, v. t. [OE. mullen. See 2d Muller.] To powder; to pulverize. [Prov. Eng.]

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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.]

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Mull, n. An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.

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Mull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mulled (mŭld); 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”.

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    New cider, mulled with ginger warm. Gay.

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    2. To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.  Shak.

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