GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 7 definitions

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   Mull , 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.]
   A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.]
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   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.]
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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 ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mulling.] [From mulled, for mold, taken as a p. p.; OE. mold-ale funeral ale or banquet. See Mold soil.]
   To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine.
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   New cider, mulled with ginger warm.
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   To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.
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