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MUD, mud, ... The slime at the bottom ofstill water; earth well moistened with water.To MUD, mud, v. a. To bury in the slimeor mud ; to make turbid, to pollute with dirt.MUDDILY, mfid'de-li, ad. Turbidly, with
font mixture. 2
MUDDINESS, mud'de-nes, s. Turbidness,foulness caused by mud, dregs, or sediment.To MUDDLE, mud'dl, v. a. 405. To maketurbid, to foul; to make half-drunk, to cloudor stupify.
MUDDY, mud'dc, a. Turbid , foul withmud ; impure, dark ; cloudy, dull.
To MUDDY, mud'de, v. a. To make muddy,
to cloud, to disturb.
MUDSUCKER, m&d'suk-kur, s. A sea-
fowl.
MUDWALL, mud'wall, s. A wall builtwithout mortar.
MUD WALLED, mud'wall’d, a. 339. Hav-ing a mudwall.
To MUE, mu, v. a. To moult, to changefeathers.
MUFF, muf, s. A soft cover for the handsin winter.
To MUFFLE, muf fl, r. a, 405. To coverfrom the weather ; to blindfold ; to conceal,to involve.
MUFFLER , mufll-ur, s. A cover for theface; a part of a wuimm’s dress by which theface is covered.
MUFTI, mufte, s. The high priest of theMahometans.
MUG, mug, s. A cup to drink out of.MUGGY, mftgVe, 7<i. 383. Moist,
MUGGISH, mfig'itfeb, j damp.
It is highly probable that this word is a corrup-tion of Murky, which Johnson and other writers ex-plain hy dark,* cloudy, &c.; but Skinner tells us it isused in Lincolnshire to signify darkness, accompaniedby heat; and as this temperament of the weather iscommonly accompanied hy moisture, (he word is gene-rally used to signify a dark, close, warm, and moiststate of the air. As this word is not very legitimatelyderived, it is seldom heard among the learned anti po-lite ; hut as it afford* us a new complex idea, and isIn much use among the middle ranks oi life, it seemsnot unworthy of being adopted.
MUGHOUSE, mug'hourse, s. An alehouse,
a low house of entertainment.
MUGIENT, miVje-unt, a. Bellowing.MULATTO , mii-Iitt'tA, s. One begot be-
tween a white and a black.
MULBERRY, raul'ber-r^s.A tree and fruit.MULCT , mulkt, s. A fine, a penalty ; a pe-cuniary t-ctialtv.
To MULCT , mulkt, i*. «. To punish withfine or forfeiture.
MULE , mule , s. An animal geneiated be-tween a lie-ass and a mare, or between a Imrse
and a she-ass. ,
MULETEER, nni-llt-tcer', s. Mute-driver,
horse-boy. _ , ,
MULIEBRITY , mu-le-eb'bic-te, s. Woman-hood, the correspondent to virility.
MULISH, nuVlish, a. Having the nature of
a mule, obstinate.
To MULL, mull, v. a. To soften, as winewhen burnt or softened ; to heat any liquor,and sweeten and spice it.
MIJLLAU, mul'lur, s. 88. A stone held inthe hand, with which any powder is groundupon a horizontal stone.
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MULLET, mul'llt, s.99. A sea-fish.MULLIGRUBS, mul'le-grubz, s. Twistingof the guts. A low word. j
MULSE, mulse, s. Wine boiled and ming leo
with honey.
MULTANGULAR, infilt-Ang'gi-lsr, *Many-cornered, having many corners, p°v
MULT ANGULARLY, inulUng'gu-lar-iead. With many corners. , 4
MULTANGULARNESS, mult4ng'gU' lar 'nes, s. State of being polygonal.MULTICAPSULAR, mul-te-Up'shu-l^L *452. Divided into many partitions or cells*MULTIFARIOUS, mul-tc-£'r£-us, a.ing great multiplicity, having different r espects. 2 .1
MULTIFARIOUSLY, mul-tc-fi're-us-K’iad. With multiplicity. , ,
MULTIFARIOUSNESS, mul-te-fa're-u 3 'nos, s. Multiplied diversity. .
MULTIFORM, mul'te-form, a. Hav«Gvarious shapes or appearances. .
MULTIFORMITY, mul-te-for'me-te, s-versity of shapes or appearances subsisting 1the same thing.
MULTILATERAL, mul-ti-llt'ter-ilHaving many sides.
MULTILOQUOUS, mul-tll'lA-kwus, a. 61 s ’Very talkative.
MU LTINOM INAL, mul-te-niWme-nuhHaving many names. -a
MULTIPAROUS, mul-tVpiL-ras, s. 51? *
Bringing many at a birth.
MULTIPEDS, mid'te-ped, s. An inse*with many feet.—See Millepedes.MULTIPLE, mfil'te-pl, s. 405. A term*arithmeliek, when one number contain* fother several times •, as, nine is the multiplethree, containing it three times.MULTIPLIABLE mul'ti-plU-bl, «• °pahle of being multiplied. , ±
MULTIPLIABLENESS, mfil'te-pl>- s ' wnes, s. Capacity of being multiplied*MULTIPLICABLE, mul'te-pl^-ka-bb dCapable of being arithmetically multipleMULTIPLICAND, mul-te-pli-k£nd ',*- 1number to be multiplied in arithmetic^. ,,j,MULTIPLICATE, mul-tip'ple-kite, “■Consisting of more than one. ? n $.
The act of multiplying or increasing a'tf r t.hcher by addition or production of more . go*same kind ; in arithmetick, the increa® j' C f'eany one number by another, so often 3 ofle ifare units in that number by which theincreased. i/*, 2 ir
MULTIPLICATOR, mul-t^-plc-kk
166. The number by which another 1is multiplied. , M.0^ e
MULTIPLICITY, mul-te-ptis'Me, * be iogthan one of the same kind; statemanv* 2 n ]yl a '
MULTIPLICIOUS, mSl-te-plish uS ^ ‘
nifold. Obsolete. ^
MULTIPLIER, murtc-plUr, £' r of anywho multiplies or increases the nan5 t : c k.tiling ; the multiplicator in arithuie .
To MULTIPLY, mul'te-pli, <’• »• ««*
in number; to make more by the P T<r
cumulation, or addition ; to P e lcess of arithmetica.. multiphcat