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To MULTIPLY, mul'te-pll, v. n. To growin number; to increase themselves.m .ULTIPOTENT, mul-tip'po-tent, a. Hav-manifold power.

iUULTIPUESENCE, m&l-te-prez'ense, s.

I he power or act of being j)resent in moreplaces than one at the same time.See Omni-. Presence.

MULTISILIQUOUS, mul-te-sil'le-kwus, u.

The same with corniculate: used of plants^hose seed is contained in many distinctseed-vessels.

MULTITUDE, jnul'tt-tude, s. 403. Many,niore than one; a great number, loosely andindefinitely *, a crowd or throng, the vulgar.

Multitudinous, mui-te-tude-nus, «.

Having the appearance of a multitude ; mani-

Multi VACANT, m5l-t?v'v(l- g 4nt,] a.That^ULTIVAGOUS, mul-tiv'va-gus, $ wan-ders or strays much abroad.

MULTIVIOUS, mul-tiv'vt-us, a. Havingniany wavs, manifold.

MULTOCULAR, mult-6k'ku-lar, <t. Havingmore eyes than two.

MUM, mum, interj. A word denoting pro-hibition to speak ; silence, bush.

»IDM, mum, s. Ale brewed with wheat.MUMBLE, mum'bl, v. n. 405. To speakinwardly, to grumble, to mutter ; to speak^distinctly ; to chow, to bite softly.

To MUMBLE, mum'bl, v. «. To utter witha low inarticulate voice, to mouth gently ; tuslubber over, to suppress, to uiler imperfectly.

Humbler, mum'bl-ur, s. 98. One that

speaks inarticulately, a mutterer-HUMBLINGLY, mfim'bl-ing-le, ad. With

inarticulate utterance.

Io MUMAI, mum, v. a. To mask, to frolickvA n disguise. Obsolete.

"UMMER, mum'mur, s.98. A masker, onewho performs frolicks in a personated dress.^H^MMEUY, mum'mur-re, s. 557. Masking,^frolick in masks, foolery.

WMMY, mum'me, s. A dead body pre-vised by the Egyptian art of embalming.lummy isused among gardeners for a sort oftp used in the planting and grafting of trees.

° MUMP, mump, v. a. To nibble, to bite?^* c k, to chew with a continued motion j to*k low an d quick ; in cant language, to go

ji'ur, s. 98. A beggar.1VJ MPS, mumps, s. Sullennese, silentT '^ r ; a disease.

0 MUNCH, mulish, V. a. 3S2. To chew by

UNcher, munsh'ur, *. 98. One that

torches.

N D ANE, mundane, s. Belonging to the

Nation, mun-dci'shun, s. The act of

tofe 5 in e-

thp A TORY, mfin'dii-tur-re, a . HavingPower to cleanse.

l * ie °* 8ee Domestick . 512.

mun'dlk, s. A kind of mavea-Ml KT^ Und 5n mines.

Tli DlF lCATION, mun-de-fe-ka'shun, s.

^SW^caSvI. mun-diffe-ki-tlv, m405

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3oil 299pound 313thin 400, this 409

See Justificative.Cleansing, having the powerto cleanse.

ToMUNDIFY, mun'de-fi, ti. u. 185. Tocleanse, to make clean.

MUNDIVAGANT, inun-div'v4-gaiit,o. 518.

Wandering through the world.MUNDUNGUS,iimn-dung''gus, s. Stinking

tobacco.

MUN ERARY, miVner-tUrc, a. 512. Having

the nature of a gift.

MUNGREL, mung'gril, s. 99. Any thinggenerated between diiferent kinds, any tilingpartaking <if the qualities of ditferent causesor parents.

MUNGREL, mung'gril, «. Generated be-tween diflerent natures, basebom, degenerate.MUNICIPAL, mu-nis'sfc-pal, a. Belonging

to a corporation.

MUNIFICENCE, mu-nlffe-sense, 5. Libe-rality, the act of giving,

MUNIFICENT, mu-nif'fe-seiit, a. Liberal,generous.

MUNIFICENTLY, nnViifr'fe-sent-lc, ud.

Liberally, generously.

MUNIMENT, mune-ment, s. Fortification,strong hold ; support, defence.

To MUNITE, mu-nite', v. a. To fortify, tostrengthen. A word not in use.MUNITION , mu-nfsh'un, s. Fortification,strong hold ; ammunition, materials for war.MUNNION, mun'yun, 5 . 113. Munnionsare the upright posts that divide the lights ina v. Widow-frame.

MURAGE, mu'ridje, s. 90. Money paid tokeep walls in repair.

MURAL, imVf&I, a. 177. Pertaining to awall.

MURDER, mur'dur, s. 99. The act of kill-ing a man unlawfully.

To MURDER, mur'dur, r. a. To kill a manunlawfully ; to destroy, to put an end to.MURDERER, murMur-ur, s. 557. One whohas shed human blood unlawfully.MURDERESS, mur'dur-es, s. A woman

that commits murder.

MURDERMENT,mur'ddr-ment, 5 . The actof killing unlawfully. 2MURDEROUS, mur'dur-us,«. 555. Bloody,guilty of murder.

MURE, mure, s. A wall. Not in use.MURENGER, mu'rln-jur, t. 177. An over-seer of a wall.

£3* This word is often improperly pronounced withthe u short, as if written Murrcnger.MURIATICK, mu-re-at'tik, a. Partakingof the taste or nature of brine.

MURK, murk, s. Darkness, want of light.MURKY, mur'ke, a. Dark, cloudy, wantinglight.See Muggy. , , .. .

MURMUR, mfir'mur, s. A low continuedbuzzing noise; a complaint half suppressed.To MURMUR, mur'mur, v. n. To give a lowbuzzing sound ; to grumble, to utter secret

discontent. ,23 r>o n ,MURMURER, mur'mur-iur, s. 98. Une whorepines, a grumbler, a repiner.

MURRAIN, mur'rm, s. 208. Ihe plague in

MURREY, mur're, a. 270. Darkly red.MURRION , mur're-un, s. 113. A helmet, acasque.