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Mull   /məl/   Listen
noun
Mull  n.  A thin, soft kind of muslin.



Mull  n.  
1.
A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. (Scot.)
2.
A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.



Mull  n.  Dirt; rubbish. (Obs.)



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



verb
Mull  v. t.  To powder; to pulverize. (Prov. Eng.)



Mull  v. t.  (past & past part. mulled; pres. part. mulling)  
1.
To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine. "New cider, mulled with ginger warm."
2.
To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.



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" Quotes from Famous Books



... o' that pint than the t'other," he said. "A man as is a duffer may well make a mull of a thing; but a man as knows what he's up to can't. I don't make much o' them miracles, you know, grannie—that is, I don't know, and what I don't know, I won't say as I knows; but what I'm sure of is this here one thing,—that man or boy as could work a miracle, you know, grannie, ...
— The Vicar's Daughter • George MacDonald

... say that you shall!" cried the Baron in high good-humour. "I can mull Malvoisie famously, and will presently do so for you. 'Tis to help me seal the invitations that I want you. My Chaplain ...
— The Dragon of Wantley - His Tale • Owen Wister

... transformed into a perfect bower by Elinor's good taste and Patricia's eager fingers. The small iron bed was hidden by a canopy of frilly lace and a coverlet of transparent, delicate mull with an underslip of blue. The dresser, improvised from a chiffonier, had a quaint mirror from Bruce's studio, with two silver candlesticks, to serve Patricia for all purposes of dressing. A small reliable table held a golden-shaded brass student lamp, ...
— Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge • Pemberton Ginther

... made in vain MACNEILL, or someone, will obtain, Or ask, at least, the reason why, And even dumber folks will cry, "By Jove! they've made a mull again, ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892 • Various

... extensive, but it would have been more general. It would have risen to as great an amount, but it would not have been so painfully concentrated in particular districts. Hundreds would not have been dying of famine in Skibbereen; seed-corn would not have been awanting in Skye and Mull; cultivation would not have been abandoned in Tipperary; but the cessation of agricultural produce over the whole empire would have been quite as great. Low prices would have done the business as effectually, though not quite so speedily, as the pestilence which has smitten the ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 • Various


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