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Muharram

The first month of the Islamic calendar.

mujik

A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).

Mulatto

The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish yellow complexion.

Mulberry

The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus Morus; also, the tree itself. See Morus.

Mulberry-faced

Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with mulberry stains.

Mulch

To cover or dress with mulch.

Mulct

To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.

Mule

A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is applied to the offspring of a horse and a she-ass, but that hybrid is more properly termed a hinny. See Hinny.

Muliebrity

The state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly powers; womanhood; -- correlate of virility.

Mulierly

In the manner or condition of a mulier; in wedlock; legitimately.

Mulierty

Condition of being a mulier; position of one born in lawful wedlock.

Mulish

Like a mule; sullen; stubborn.

Mull

To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine.

mull over

To think about; to consider; to ruminate about; as, mull it over and decide in the morning.

Mullar

A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon metal.

Mullein

Any plant of the genus Verbascum. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is Verbascum Thapsus.

Muller

A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at the bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a slab of similar material.

Mullet

Small pinchers for curling the hair.

mulligan stew mulligan

A stew made typically of meat, vegetables, and any conveniently available ingredients; also, an Irish version of burgoo.

Mullion

To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.

Mulloid

Like or pertaining to the genus Mullus, which includes the surmullet, or red mullet.

Mulmul

A fine, soft muslin; mull.

Mulse

Wine boiled and mingled with honey.

Multiaxial

Having more than one axis; developing in more than a single line or plain; -- opposed to monoaxial.

Multicellular

Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one cell.

Multicentral

Having many, or several, centers; as, a multicentral cell.

Multicipital

Having many heads or many stems from one crown or root.

Multicostate

Having numerous ribs, or costae, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals.

Multifarious

Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.

Multifariously

With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and relations.

Multifid

Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; as, a multifid leaf or corolla.

Multiflue

Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler. See Boiler.

Multifoil

Having more than five divisions or foils.

Multifold

Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.

Multiform

Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.

Multiformity

The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing.

Multigraph

A combined rotary type-setting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print /typewritten/ letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.

Multilocular

Having many or several cells or compartments; as, a multilocular shell or capsule.

Multiloquence

Quality of being multiloquent; use of many words; talkativeness.

Multiparous

Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.

Multiphase

Having many phases; pertaining to, or designating, a generator producing, or any system conveying or utilizing, two or more waves of pressure, or electromotive force, not in phase with each other; polyphase.

Multiplane

An airplane with three or more superposed main wings, such as a triplane.

Multiple

A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of times without a remainder.

Multiplicand

The number which is to be multiplied by another number called the multiplier. See Note under Multiplication.

Multiplicate

Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.

Multiplication

The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation.

Multiplicative

Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers.

Multiplicator

The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.

Multiplicity

The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects.

Multiplier

One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.

Multiply

To become greater in number; to become numerous.

Multipolar

Having many poles; in Anat., designating specif. a nerve cell which has several dendrites.

Multipotent

Having manifold power, or power to do many things.

Multipresent

Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more places at once.

Multisect

Divided into many similar segments; -- said of an insect or myriapod.

Multiseptate

Divided into many chambers by partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed.

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