Chapter Muhammadan to Multifold of M by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Müllerian ducts

(Anat.), a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male. — Müllerian fibers (Anat.), the sustentacular or connective- tissue fibers which form the framework of the retina.

Mullet
(Mul"let) n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.]

1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; — called also gray mullets. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are Mugil capito of Europe, and M. cephalus which occurs both on the European and American coasts.

2. (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Mullus, or family Mullidæ; called also red mullet, and surmullet, esp. the plain surmullet and the striped surmullet (M. surmulletus) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See Surmullet.

French mullet. See Ladyfish (a).

Mullet
(Mul"let), n. [F. molette.] (Her.) A star, usually five pointed and pierced; — when used as a difference it indicates the third son.

Mullet
(Mul"let), n. [Cf. F. molet a sort of pinchers.] Small pinchers for curling the hair. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Mulley
(Mul"ley Mool"ley), n. [CF. Gael. maolag a hornless cow, maol bald, hornless, blunt.]

1. A mulley or polled animal. [U. S.]

2. A cow. [Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's word.]

Leave milking and dry up old mulley, thy cow.

Tusser.

Mulley
(Mul"ley Mool"ley), a. Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, mulley cattle; a mulley (or moolley) cow. [U. S.] [Written also muley.]

Mulligatawny
(Mul`li*ga*taw"ny) n. See Mullagatawny.

Mulligrubs
(Mul"li*grubs) n. [Cf. Prov. E. mull to squeeze, pull about, mulling numb or dull.]

1. A griping of the intestines; colic. [Slang]

Whose dog lies sick of the mulligrubs?

Beau. & Fl.

2. Hence, sullenness; the sulks. [Slang]

Mullingong
(Mul"lin*gong) n. (Zoöl.) See Duck mole, under Duck. [Written also mollingong.]

Mullion
(Mul"lion) n. [A corruption of munnion, F. moignon stump of an amputated limb, stump, OF. moing mutilated; cf. Armor. moñ, mouñ, mank, monk, and also L. mancus maimed.] (Arch.) (a) A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc. (b) An upright member of a framing. See Stile.

Mullion
(Mul"lion), v. t. To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.

Mullock
(Mul"lock) n. [From Mull dirt: cf. Scot. mulloch, mulock, crumb. &radic108.] Rubbish; refuse; dirt. [Obs.]

All this mullok [was] in a sieve ythrowe.

Chaucer.