mull

mull
I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from mul, mol dust, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English melu meal — more at meal Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to grind or mix thoroughly ; pulverize 2. to consider at length ; ponder — often used with over intransitive verb meditate, ponder II. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1618 to heat, sweeten, and flavor (as wine or cider) with spices III. noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration from mulmul muslin, from Hindi malmal Date: 1798 a soft fine sheer fabric of cotton, silk, or rayon IV. noun Etymology: Danish muld, from Old Norse mold dust, soil; akin to Old High German molta dust, soil — more at mold Date: 1928 1. friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath 2. a finely powdered solid especially in a suspension

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  • Mull — could refer to: *Mull, an Anglicization of the Gaelic Maol , is a term for a rounded hill, summit, or mountain, bare of trees (it has also been used, in Gaelic, to refer to a forehead, or to a shaved head). As an adjective, the word is used to… …   Wikipedia

  • Mull — (aus mittelniederdt.: mul „lockerer Humusboden“, „Staub“) steht für: Mull (Humusform) Maulwurf, regionale, volkstümliche Bezeichnung Das Wort findet sich auch bei anderen, ökologisch einem Maulwurf ähnlich lebenden Arten wieder, die systematisch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mull — puede hacer referencia a: un término geográfico escocés que designa a una península o a la extremidad de dicha península (p.ej.: el Mull of Kintyre o el Mull of Galloway); Mull, una isla de Escocia; el mull, un tipo de humus; Mull, una película… …   Wikipedia Español

  • mull — məl vt to grind or mix thoroughly (as in a mortar): PULVERIZE <the alloy, after removal from the amalgamator, was mulled in the palm of the hand (Jour. of Amer. Dental Assoc.)> mull n 1) a soft fine sheer fabric of cotton, silk, or rayon 2) …   Medical dictionary

  • mull — mull·ite; mull·i·ti·za·tion; mull; mull·er; …   English syllables

  • mull — Ⅰ. mull [1] ► VERB (mull over) ▪ think about at length. ORIGIN origin uncertain. Ⅱ. mull [2] ► VERB ▪ warm (wine or beer) and add sugar and spices to it …   English terms dictionary

  • Mull — Mull, n. [Icel. m[=u]li 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.] [1913 Webster] 2. A snuffbox made of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mull — 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.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mull — Mull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulled} (m[u^]ld); 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mull — [ mʌl ] verb transitive mull over phrasal verb to think carefully about something over a period of time: They ll need time to mull over the proposals …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Mull — Sm feines Baumwollgewebe erw. obs. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. mull, das seinerseits aus ne. mulmull gekürzt ist. In dieser Form ist es entlehnt aus i. malmal Mousselin .    Ebenso nndl. mul, ne. mull, nschw. moll. ✎ Ganz (1957), 147;… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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