GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Mum (?), a. [Of imitative origin.  Cf. Mumble.] Silent; not speaking; as, “to keep mum”.  Thackeray.
   
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   The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak.
   
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   mum's the word keep this a secret; don't tell anybody.
   
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   Mum, interj. Be silent! Hush!
   
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   Mum, then, and no more. Shak.
   
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   Mum, n. Silence. [R.]  Hudibras.
   
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   Mum, n. [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.] A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.  Addison.
   
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   The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope.
   
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