MULSH, mulsh, _n._ loose material, strawy dung, &c., laid down to protect
the roots of plants--also MULCH.--_v.t._ to cover with mulsh.--_adj._ soft.
MULT. See MULTURE.
MULTANGULAR, mult-ang'gul-ar, _adj._ having many angles or corners.--_adv._
MULTANG'ULARLY.--_n._ MULTANG'ULARNESS.
MULTANIMOUS, mul-tan'i-mus, _adj._ having various faculties and powers of
mind, many-sided.
MULTARTICULATE, mul-tar-tik'[=u]-l[=a]t, _adj._ many-jointed.--Also
MULTIARTIC'ULATE.
MULTEITY, mul-t[=e]'i-ti, _n._ manifoldness, very great numerousness.
MULTIAXIAL, mul-ti-ak'si-al, _adj._ having many axes or lines of growth.
MULTICAMERATE, mul-ti-kam'e-r[=a]t, _adj._ having many chambers or cells.
MULTICAPITATE, mul-ti-kap'i-t[=a]t, _adj._ having many heads.--Also
MULTICIP'ITAL.
MULTICAPSULAR, mul-ti-kap's[=u]-lar, _adj._ having many capsules.
MULTICARINATE, mul-ti-kar'i-n[=a]t, _adj._ having many keel-like ridges, as
the shells of certain molluscs.
MULTICAULINE, mul-ti-kaw'lin, _adj._ having many stems.
MULTICAVOUS, mul-tik'a-vus, _adj._ having many holes or cavities.
MULTICELLULAR, mul-ti-sel'[=u]-lar, _adj._ having many cells.
MULTICENTRAL, mul-ti-sen'tral, _adj._ having many centres, esp. of organic
development.
MULTICHARGE, mul'ti-charj, _adj._ having, or capable of containing, several
charges.
MULTICIPITAL, mul-ti-sip'i-tal, _adj._ having many heads, multicapitate.
MULTICOLOUR, mul'ti-kul-ur, _adj._ having many colours--also
MUL'TICOLOURED.--_adj._ MULTICOL'OUROUS, of many colours, parti-coloured.
MULTICOSTATE, mul-ti-kos't[=a]t, _adj._ (_bot._) palmately nerved:
(_zool._) having many ribs, ridges, or costæ.
MULTICUSPID, mul-ti-kus'pid, _adj._ having more than two cusps--also
MULTICUS'PID[=A]TE.--_n._ a multicuspid tooth.
MULTICYCLE, mul'ti-s[=i]-kl, _n._ a velocipede with more than three wheels,
intended to carry several men.
MULTIDENTATE, mul-ti-den't[=a]t, _adj._ having many teeth or tooth-like
processes.--_adj._ MULTIDENTIC'ULATE, having many denticulations or fine
teeth.
MULTIDIGITATE, mul-ti-dij'i-t[=a]t, _adj._ having many fingers, toes, or
digitate processes.
MULTIDIMENSIONAL, mul-ti-di-men'shun-al, _adj._ (_math._) of more than
three dimensions.
MULTIFACED, mul'ti-f[=a]st, _adj._ having many faces.
MULTIFARIOUS, mul-ti-f[=a]'ri-us, _adj._ having great diversity: made up of
many parts: manifold: (_bot._) in many rows or ranks.--_adv._
MULTIF[=A]'RIOUSLY.--_n._ MULTIF[=A]'RIOUSNESS, the state of being
multifarious: multiplied variety: (_law_) the fault of improperly joining
in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them.
[L. _multus_, many, _varius_, diverse.]
MULTIFID, mul'ti-fid, _adj._ having many fissions or divisions, cleft into
many parts, lobes, or segments.--Also MULTIF'IDOUS.
MULTIFLAGELLATE, mul-ti-flaj'e-l[=a]t, _adj._ having many flagella, or
whip-like appendages.
MULTIFLOROUS, mul-ti-fl[=o]'rus, _adj._ many-flowered.
MULTIFLUE, mul'ti-fl[=oo], _adj._ having many flues.
MULTIFOIL, mul'ti-foil, _adj._ having more than five foils or arcuate
divisions.--_n._ multifoil ornament.
MULTIFOLD, mul'ti-f[=o]ld, _adj._ many times doubled.
MULTIFORM, mul'ti-form, _adj._ having many forms, polymorphic.--_n._ that
which is multiform.--_n._ MULTIFORM'ITY.
MULTIGANGLIONATE, mul-ti-gang'gli-on-[=a]t, _adj._ having many ganglia.
MULTIGENERATE, mul-ti-jen'e-r[=a]t, _adj._ generated in many ways.
MULTIGENEROUS, mul-ti-jen'e-rus, _adj._ of many kinds.
MULTIGRANULATE, mul-ti-gran'[=u]-l[=a]t, _adj._ having or consisting of
many grains.
MULTIGYRATE, mul-ti-j[=i]'r[=a]t, _adj._ having many convolutions.
MULTIJUGOUS, mul-ti-j[=oo]'gus, _adj._ (_bot._) consisting of many pairs of
leaflets.--Also MULTIJU'GATE.
MULTILAMINATE, mul-ti-lam'i-n[=a]t, _adj._ having many layers or laminæ.
MULTILATERAL, mul-ti-lat'[.e]r-al, _adj._ having many sides.
MULTILINEAL, mul-ti-lin'e-al, _adj._ having many lines.--Also MULTILIN'EAR.
MULTILOBATE, mul-ti-l[=o]'b[=a]t, _adj._ having, or consisting of, many
lobes.--_adjs._ MUL'TILOBED, having many lobes; MULTILOB'ULAR, having many
lobules.
MULTILOCULAR, mul-ti-lok'[=u]-lar, _adj._ having many cells, chambers, or
compartments.--Also MULTILOC'ULATE.
MULTILOQUENCE, mul-til'o-kwens, _n._ verbosity.--_adj._ MULTIL'OQUENT--also
MULTILOQ'UOUS.
MULTINODAL, mul-ti-n[=o]'dal, _adj._ having many nodes.--Also
MULTIN[=O]'DATE, MULTIN[=O]'DOUS.
MULTINOMIAL, mul-ti-n[=o]'mi-al, _adj._ same as _Polynomial_.
MULTINOMINOUS, mul-ti-nom'i-nus, _adj._ having many names or terms.--Also
MULTINOM'INAL.
MULTINUCLEATE, mul-ti-n[=u]'kl[=e]-[=a]t, _adj._ having many or several
nuclei, as a cell--also MULTIN[=U]'CLEAR, MULTIN[=U]'CLEATED.--_adj._
MULTIN[=U]'CLEOLATE, having many or several nucleoli.
MULTIOVULATE, mul-ti-[=o]'v[=u]-l[=a]t, _adj._ (_bot._) containing, or
bearing, many ovules.
MULTIPARA, mul-tip'a-ra, _n._ a woman who has had two or more
children:--opp. to _Primipara_.
MULTIPAROUS, mul-tip'a-rus, _adj._ producing many at a birth.--_n._
MULTIPAR'ITY, plural birth.
MULTIPARTITE, mul-ti-pär't[=i]t, _adj._ divided into many parts.
MULTIPED, mul'ti-ped, _n._ an insect having many feet. [L. _multus_, many,
_pes_, _pedis_, foot.]
MULTIPINNATE, mul-ti-pin'[=a]t, _adj._ (_bot._) many times pinnate.
MULTIPLE, mul'ti-pl, _adj._ having many folds or parts: repeated many
times.--_n._ a number or quantity which contains another an exact number of
times.--_n._ MUL'TIPLEPOINDING (_Scots law_), a process by which a person
who has funds claimed by more than one, in order not to have to pay more
than once, brings them all into court that one of them may establish his
right.--COMMON MULTIPLE, a number or quantity that can be divided by each
of several others without a remainder; LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE, the smallest
number that forms a common multiple. [L. _multiplex_--_multus_, many,
_plic[=a]re_, to fold.]
MULTIPLY, mul'ti-pl[=i], _v.t._ to fold or increase many times: to make
more numerous: to repeat any given number or quantity as often as there are
units in another number.--_v.i._ to increase: to perform the arithmetical
process of multiplication:--_pr.p._ mul'tiplying; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._
mul'tiplied.--_adjs._ MUL'TIPLEX, having many folds: manifold: (_bot._)
with petals lying in folds over each other; MULTIPL[=I]'ABLE,
MUL'TIPLICABLE, that may be multiplied.--_n._ MUL'TIPLICAND, a number or
quantity to be multiplied by another.--_adj._ MUL'TIPLIC[=A]TE, consisting
of more than one: (_bot._) multifold.--_n._ MULTIPLIC[=A]'TION, the act of
multiplying or increasing in number: the rule or operation by which any
given number or quantity is multiplied.--_adj._ MUL'TIPLIC[=A]TIVE, tending
to multiply: having the power to multiply.--_ns._ MULTIPLIC'ITY, the state
of being multiplied or various: a great number: MUL'TIPLIER,
MUL'TIPLIC[=A]TOR, one who, or that which, multiplies or increases the
number or quantity by which another is multiplied.--MULTIPLICATION TABLE, a
tabular arrangement giving the products of pairs of numbers from 1 to
12.--MULTIPLYING GLASS, lens, a glass, lens, with a number of facets,
causing an object to appear multiplied many times. [Fr.,--L. _multiplex._
See MULTIPLE.]
MULTIPOLAR, mul-ti-p[=o]'lar, _adj._ having many poles, as a nerve-cell or
dynamo.--_n._ an electro-magnetic machine in which several magnetic poles
exist.
MULTIPOTENT, mul-tip'o-tent, _adj._ (_Shak._) having power to do many
things. [L. _multus_, many, _potens_, _-entis_, powerful.]
MULTIPRESENCE, mul-ti-prez'ens, _n._ the power of being present in many
places at the same time.--_adj._ MULTIPRES'ENT.
MULTIRADIATE, mul-ti-r[=a]'di-[=a]t, _adj._ having many rays, polyactinal.
MULTIRADICATE, mul-ti-rad'i-k[=a]t, _adj._ having many roots.
MULTIRAMIFIED, mul-ti-ram'i-f[=i]d, _adj._ having many branches.--Also
MULTIR[=A]'MOUS, MULTIR[=A]'MOSE.
MULTISACCATE, mul-ti-sak'[=a]t, _adj._ having many sacs.
MULTISCIENT, mul-tish'ent, _adj._ knowing many things.
MULTISECT, mul'ti-sekt, _adj._ having many segments.
MULTISEPTATE, mul-ti-sep't[=a]t, _adj._ having many septa or partitions.
MULTISERIAL, mul-ti-s[=e]'ri-al, _adj._ having many series or rows.--Also
MULTIS[=E]'RIATE.
MULTISILIQUOUS, mul-ti-sil'i-kwus, _adj._ having many pods or seed-vessels.
MULTISONOUS, mul-tis'[=o]-nus, _adj._ having many sounds, sounding much.
MULTISPIRAL, mul-ti-sp[=i]'ral, _adj._ having many turns or whorls.
MULTISTAMINATE, mul-ti-stam'i-n[=a]t, _adj._ bearing many stamens.
MULTISTRIATE, mul-ti-str[=i]'[=a]t, _adj._ having many striæ, streaks, or
stripes.
MULTISULCATE, mul-ti-sul'k[=a]t, _adj._ having many sulci or furrows.
MULTISYLLABLE, mul-ti-sil'a-bl, _n._ a word of many syllables.
MULTITENTACULATE, mul-ti-ten-tak'[=u]-l[=a]t, _adj._ having many tentacles.
MULTITITULAR, mul-ti-tit'[=u]-lar, _adj._ having many titles.
MULTITUBERCULATE, -D, mul-ti-t[=u]-ber'k[=u]-l[=a]t, -ed, _adj._ having
many tubercles, as teeth.
MULTITUBULAR, mul-ti-t[=u]'b[=u]-lar, _adj._ having many tubes.
MULTITUDE, mul'ti-t[=u]d, _n._ the state of being many: a great number of
individuals: a crowd: the vulgar or common people.--_adjs._ MULTITUD'INARY
(_rare_); MULTITUD'INOUS, consisting of, or having the appearance of, a
multitude.--_adv._ MULTITUD'INOUSLY.--_n._ MULTITUD'INOUSNESS, the state or
quality of being multitudinous. [Fr.,--L. _multitudo_--_multus_, many.]
MULTIVAGOUS, mul-tiv'a-gus, _adj._ wandering much.--Also MULTIV'AGANT.
MULTIVALENT, mut-tiv'a-lent, _adj._ (_chem._) equivalent in combining or
displacing power to a number of hydrogen or other monad atoms.--_n._
MULTIV'ALENCE.
MULTIVALVE, mul'ti-valv, _n._ a mollusc having a shell of more than two
valves.--_adj._ having many valves--also MULTIVAL'VULAR.
MULTIVERSANT, mul-ti-ver'sant, _adj._ turning into many shapes.
MULTIVIOUS, mul-tiv'i-us, _adj._ having many ways or roads.
MULTIVOCAL, mul-tiv'o-kal, _adj._ ambiguous, equivocal.
MULTIVOLTINE, mul-ti-vol'tin, _adj._ having more than two annual broods--of
silkworm moths and their larvæ. [L. _multus_, much, It. _volta_, a turn,
winding.]
MULTOCULAR, mul-tok'[=u]-lar, _adj._ having more than two eyes.
MULTUM, mul'tum, _n._ an adulterant compound in brewing of quassia and
liquorice.
MULTUNGULATE, mul-tung'g[=u]-l[=a]t, _adj._ having more than two functional
hoofs.--_n._ a multungulate mammal.
MULTURE, mul't[=u]r, _n._ a grinding of grain, or the grain ground: the
toll paid to a miller for grinding, generally in kind: the percentage of
ore paid to a pulverising-mill by those using it.--_v.t._ MULT, to take
toll from for grinding corn.--_n._ MUL'TURER. [O. Fr.,--L. _molitura_, a
grinding.]
MUM, mum, _adj._ silent.--_n._ silence.--_interj._ be silent!--_interj._
MUM'-BUD'GET, an exclamation enjoining silence.--_n._ MUM'CHANCE, a silent
game with cards or dice: a fool.--_adj._ silent. [Cf. L. and Gr. _mu_, the
least possible sound made with the lips: imit.]
MUM, mum, _n._ a peculiar kind of beer made of wheat-malt, to which some
brewers add oat and bean meal. [Ger. _mumme_, from a personal name.]
MUMBLE, mum'bl, _v.i._ to speak indistinctly: to chew softly: to eat with
the lips close.--_v.t._ to utter indistinctly or imperfectly: to mouth
gently.--_ns._ MUM'BLEMENT, mumbling speech; MUM'BLE-NEWS (_Shak._), a
tale-bearer; MUM'BLER, one who mumbles or speaks with a low, indistinct
voice.--_adj._ MUM'BLING, uttered with a low, indistinct voice: chewing
softly.--_adv._ MUM'BLINGLY. [Cf. _Mum_.]
MUMBO-JUMBO, mum'b[=o]-jum'b[=o], _n._ a god worshipped by certain negro
tribes in Africa: any object of foolish worship or fear.
MUMM, mum, _v.t._ to mask: to make diversion with a mask on.--_ns._
MUMM'ER, one who makes sport in disguise: a masker: a buffoon; MUMM'ERY,
sport with a mask on or in disguise: great show without reality; MUMM'ING,
the sports of mummers.--_adj._ pertaining to the sports of mummers.--_n._
MUMM'OCK, an old ragged coat. [O. Fr. _momer_--Old Dut. _mommen_, to mask,
_mom_, a mask, prob. originating in the word _mum_, used to frighten
children while covering the face.]
MUMMY, mum'i, _n._ a human body preserved by the Egyptian art of embalming,
in which wax, spices, &c. were employed: a kind of wax used in grafting: a
brown pigment: (_obs._) a medicinal gum.--_v.t._ to embalm and dry as a
mummy:--_pr.p._ mumm'ying; _pa.p._ mumm'ied.--_n._
MUMMIFIC[=A]'TION.--_adj._ MUMM'IFORM.--_v.t._ MUMM'IFY, to make into a
mummy: to embalm and dry as a mummy:--_pr.p._ mumm'ifying; _pa.p._
mumm'ified.--_ns._ MUMM'Y-CASE, a case of wood or cartonnage for an
Egyptian mummy; MUNNY-CLOTH, the linen cloth in which a mummy was wrapped:
a modern fabric resembling it, used as a basis for embroidery: a fabric
like crape for mourning-dress, having a cotton or silk warp and woollen
weft; MUMM'Y-WHEAT, a variety of wheat with compound spikes--_Triticum
compositum_. [O. Fr. _mumie_--It. _mummia_--Ar. and Pers. _múmáyin_, a
mummy--Pers. _móm_, wax.]
MUMP, mump, _v.t._ and _v.i._ to mumble, mutter, or move the lips with the
mouth almost closed: to nibble: to cheat: to play the beggar.--_ns._
MUMP'ER, one who mumps: an old cant term for a beggar; MUMP'ING-DAY, St
Thomas's Day, 21st Dec.--_adj._ MUMP'ISH, having mumps: dull:
sullen.--_adv._ MUMP'ISHLY.--_n._ MUMP'ISHNESS.--_n._ MUMPS, a contagious
non-suppurative inflammation of the parotid and sometimes of the other
salivary glands: gloomy silence. [Form of _mum_.]
MUMPSIMUS, mump'si-mus, _n._ an error to which one clings after it has been
thoroughly exposed. [Corr. of L. _sumpsimus_, in the mass, by an ignorant
priest who refused to correct it.]
MUN, mun, _n._ a provincial form of _man_.
MUNCH, munsh, _v.t._ and _v.i._ to chew with shut mouth.--_n._ MUNCH'ER,
one who munches.
MUNDANE, mun'd[=a]n, _adj._ belonging to the world: terrestrial.--_adv._
MUN'DANELY.--_n._ MUNDAN'ITY. [Fr.,--L. _mundanus_--_mundus_, the world.]
MUNDIFY, mun'di-f[=i], _v.t._ to cleanse, purify.--_adjs._ MUN'DATORY,
cleansing; MUNDIF'ICANT, cleansing.--_n._ a cleansing ointment or
plaster.--_n._ MUNDIFIC[=A]'TION.--_adj._ MUN'DIFIC[=A]TIVE. [Fr.
_mondifier_--Low L. _mundific[=a]re_--L. _mundus_, clean, _fac[)e]re_, to
make.]
MUNDIVAGANT, mun-div'a-gant, _adj._ wandering over the world.
MUNERARY, m[=u]'ne-r[=a]-ri, _adj._ of the nature of a gift.
MUNGO, mung'g[=o], _n._ the waste produced in a woollen-mill from hard spun
or felted cloth, or from tearing up old clothes, used in making cheap
cloth.
MUNGOOSE, same as MONGOOSE.
MUNICIPAL, m[=u]-nis'i-pal, _adj._ pertaining to a corporation or
city.--_n._ MUNICIPALIS[=A]'TION.--_v.t._ MUNIC'IPALISE.--_ns._
MUNIC'IPALISM; MUNICIPAL'ITY, a town or city possessed of self-government:
a district governed like a city: in France, a division of the
country.--_adv._ MUNIC'IPALLY. [Fr.,--L. _municipalis_--_municipium_, a
free town--_munia_, official duties, _cap[)e]re_, to take.]
MUNIFICENCE, m[=u]-nif'i-sens, _n._ (_Spens._) fortification, means of
defence. [L. _mun[=i]re_, to fortify.]
MUNIFICENCE, m[=u]-nif'i-sens, _n._ quality of being munificent:
bountifulness.--_adj._ MUNIF'ICENT, very liberal in giving: generous:
bountiful.--_adv._ MUNIF'ICENTLY. [Fr.,--L. _munificentia_--_munus_, a
present, _fac[)e]re_, to make.]
MUNIMENT, m[=u]'ni-ment, _n._ that which fortifies: that which defends: a
stronghold: place or means of defence: defence: (_law_) a record fortifying
or making good a claim, title-deeds, or charters--preserved in _Muniment
chests_, _rooms_, or _houses_: any article carefully preserved for its
interest or value.--_p.adj._ MUN'ITING (_Bacon_), fortifying,
strengthening.--_n._ MUNI'TION, materials used in war: military stores of
all kinds: (_B._) stronghold, fortress. [Fr.,--L. _munimentum_, from
_mun[=i]re_, _-itum_, to fortify--_mænia_, walls.]
MUNNION, mun'yun. Same as MULLION.
MURÆNA, m[=u]-r[=e]'na, _n._ the typical genus of _Murænidæ_, a family of
eels, now limited to the European murry or moray (q.v.). [Gr. _muraina_, a
lamprey.]
MURAL, m[=u]'ral, _adj._ pertaining to, or like, a wall: steep: trained
against a wall, as plants.--MURAL CIRCLE, a large circle marked with
degrees, &c., fixed to a wall, for measuring arcs of the meridian; MURAL
CROWN, a crown of gold to imitate a battlement, given among the ancient
Romans to him who first mounted the wall of a besieged city; MURAL
PAINTING, a painting executed, especially in distemper colours, upon the
wall of a building. [Fr.,--L. _muralis_, from _murus_, a wall.]
MURATORIAN, m[=u]-ra-t[=o]'ri-an, _adj._ pertaining to the Italian scholar
Lodovico Antonio _Muratori_ (1672-1750).--MURATORIAN FRAGMENT or CANON, a
list of the New Testament writings, apparently drawn up by a contemporary
of Irenæus, about 170 A.D., edited by Muratori. It counts four Gospels,
Acts, thirteen Pauline epistles (excluding Hebrews), 1 John, then Jude; 2
and 3 John are reckoned among catholic epistles. The Apocalypse is
included.
MURDER, mur'd[.e]r, _n._ the act of putting a person to death,
intentionally and from malice.--_v.t._ to commit murder: to destroy: to put
an end to.--_n._ MUR'DERER, one who murders, or is guilty of
murder:--_fem._ MUR'DERESS.--_adj._ MUR'DEROUS, guilty of murder:
consisting in, or fond of, murder: bloody: cruel.--_adv._
MUR'DEROUSLY.--_n._ MUR'DRESS, a battlement with interstices for firing
through.--MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, murder with deliberation and
premeditation, or that committed in the furtherance of any arson, rape,
robbery, or burglary--IN THE SECOND DEGREE, murder of all other kinds;
MURDER WILL OUT, murder cannot remain hidden. [A.S. _morthor_--_morth_,
death; Ger. _mord_, Goth. _maurthr_; cf. L. _mors_, _mortis_, death.]
MURE, m[=u]r, _n._ (_Shak._) a wall.--_v.t._ to enclose in walls: to
immure. [Fr. _mur_--L. _murus_, a wall.]
MUREX, m[=u]'reks, _n._ a shellfish from which the Tyrian purple dye was
obtained:--_pl._ M[=U]'REXES, M[=U]'RICES. [L.]