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