Mud"dy-head`ed (?), a. Dull; stupid.
Mud"dy-met`tled (?), a. Dull- spirited. Shak.
Mud"fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The European loach. (b) The bowfin. (c)
The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species
(Protopterus annectens). See Lipedosiren. (d) The mud minnow.
Mud"hole` (?), n. 1. A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a
road.
2. (Steam Boilers) A hole near the bottom, through which the sediment
is withdrawn.
Mu"dir (?), n. Same as Moodir.
Mud"sill` (?), n. The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in
the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a
bridge which is laid at the bottom of the water. See Sill.
Mud"suck`er (?), n. (Zoöl.) A woodcock.
Mud"wall` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European bee-eater. See Bee-eater.
[Written also modwall.]
Mud"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy
shores (Limosella aquatica).
Mue (m), v. i. To mew; to molt. [Obs.] Quarles.
Mu*ez"zin (m*z"zn), n. [Ar.] A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer.
[Written also mouezzin, mueddin, and muwazzin.]
Muff (mf), n. [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw. muff, F. moufle
mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D. mouw, and E. muffle, v.] 1.
A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to
shield the hands from cold.