Mul"lin*gong (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Duck mole, under Duck. [Written also
mollingong.]
Mul"lion (?), n. [A corruption of munnion, F. moignon stump of an
amputated limb, stump, OF. moing mutilated; cf. Armor. moñ, mouñ, mank,
monk, and also L. mancus maimed.] (Arch.) (a) A slender bar or pier
which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc.
(b) An upright member of a framing. See Stile.
Mul"lion, v. t. To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.
Mul"lock (?), n. [From Mull dirt: cf. Scot. mulloch, mulock, crumb.
√108.] Rubbish; refuse; dirt. [Obs.]
All this mullok [was] in a sieve ythrowe.
Chaucer.
Mul"loid (ml"loid), a. [NL. Mullus, generic name (fr. L. mullus
surmullet) + - oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the genus Mullus,
which includes the surmullet, or red mullet.
Mul"mul (?), n. A fine, soft muslin; mull.
Mulse (mls), n. [L. mulsum (sc. vinum), fr. mulsus mixed with honey,
honey-sweet, p. p. of mulcere to sweeten, soften.] Wine boiled and
mingled with honey.
Mult-. See Multi-.
Mul*tan"gu*lar (?), a. [L. multangulus; multus much, many + angulus
angle: cf. F. multangulaire.] Having many angles. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly,
adv. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness, n.
Mul*tan"i*mous (?), a. [Mult- + L. animus mind.] Many-minded;
many-sided.
The multanimous nature of the poet.
J. R. Lowell.
Mul`tar*tic"u*late (?), a. [Mult- + articulate.] Having many
articulations or joints.
Mul*te"i*ty (?), n. [L. multus much, many.] Multiplicity. [R.]
Coleridge.
{ Mul"ti- (?), Mult- (?) }. [L. multus much.] A prefix signifying much
or many; several; more than one; as, multiaxial, multocular.
Mul`ti*ax"i*al (?), a. [Multi- + axial.] (Biol.) Having more than one
axis; developing in more than a single line or plain; -- opposed to
monoaxial.
Mul`ti*cap"su*lar (?), a. [Multi- + capsular: cf. F. multicapsulaire.]
(Bot.) Having many, or several, capsules.
Mul`ti*car"i*nate (?), a. [Multi- + carinate.] (Zoöl.) Many- keeled.
Mul`ti*ca"vous (?), a. [L. multicavus; multus much, many + cavum,
cavus, a cavity, hole, fr. cavus hollow.] Having many cavities.
Mul`ti*cel"lu*lar (?), a. Consisting of, or having, many cells or more
than one cell.
Mul`ti*cen"tral (?), a. [Multi- + central.] Having many, or several,
centers; as, a multicentral cell.
Multicentral development (Biol.), growth, or development, from several
centers. According as the insubordination to a single center is more or
less pronounced, the resultant organism will be more or less irregular
in form and may even become discontinuous.
Mul`ti*cip"i*tal (?), a. [Multi- + L. caput head.] (Bot.) Having many
heads or many stems from one crown or root. Gray.
Mul"ti*col`or (?), a. [See Multi- , and Color.] Having many, or
several, colors.
Mul`ti*cos"tate (?), a. [Multi- + costate.] Having numerous ribs, or
costæ, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals.
Mul`ti*cus"pid (?), a. [See Multi- , and Cuspid.] Multicuspidate; --
said of teeth.
Mul`ti*cus"pi*date (?), a. [Multi- + cuspidate.] Having many cusps or
points.
Mul`ti*den"tate (?), a. [Multi- + dentate.] Having many teeth, or
toothlike processes.
Mul`ti*dig"i*tate (?), a. [Multi- + digitate.] Having many fingers, or
fingerlike processes.
Mul"ti*faced` (?), a. [Multi- + face.] Having many faces.
Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous (?), a. [L. multifarius; multus much, many. Cf.
Bifarious.] 1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety;
of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts;
manifold.
There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest
animal.
Dr. H. More.