Mull"er, n. [OE. mullen to pulverize, bruise; cf. Icel. mylja; prob.
akin to E. mold soil. See Mold soil, and cf. Mull dirt.] 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.
Mül*le"ri*an (?), a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by,
Johannes Müller.
Müllerian ducts (Anat.), a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to
the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male. --
Müllerian fibers (Anat.), the sustentacular or connective- tissue
fibers which form the framework of the retina.
Mul"let (?), n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.] 1. (Zoöl.)
Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called also gray
mullets. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are
highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are Mugil
capito of Europe, and M. cephalus which occurs both on the European and
American coasts.
2. (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Mullus, or family Mullidæ; called
also red mullet, and surmullet, esp. the plain surmullet (Mullus
barbatus), and the striped surmullet (M. surmulletus) of Southern
Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the
brilliancy of its colors. See Surmullet.
French mullet. See Ladyfish (a).
Mul"let, n. [F. molette.] (Her.) A star, usually five pointed and
pierced; -- when used as a difference it indicates the third son.
Mul"let, n. [Cf. F. molet a sort of pinchers.] Small pinchers for
curling the hair. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
{ Mul"ley (?), Mool"ley }, n. [CF. Gael. maolag a hornless cow, maol
bald, hornless, blunt.] 1. A mulley or polled animal. [U. S.]