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Mulla vs Mull - What's the difference?

mulla | mull |

As nouns the difference between mulla and mull

is that mulla is archaic form of lang=en while mull is a thin, soft muslin.

As a verb mull is

to work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; usually with over.

As a proper noun Mull is

an island in the Inner Hebrides.

mulla

English

Noun

(en noun)
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    mull

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; usually with over.
    • to mull a thought or a problem
    he paused to mull over his various options before making a decision
  • * 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
    • It was the germ of a thought, which, however, was destined to mull around in his conscious and subconscious mind until it resulted in magnificent achievement.
  • To powder; to pulverize.
  • To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
  • To heat and spice something, such as wine.
  • To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
  • To dull or stupefy.
    • Derived terms
    * mulled wine, mulled cider

    Noun

  • A thin, soft muslin.
  • (uncountable) Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
  • A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
  • The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
  • An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A promontory.
    • the Mull of Kintyre
  • A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.

    • Etymology 3

    Probably related to mould.

    Noun

    (-)
  • dirt; rubbish
    • (Gower)
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