Webster's Dictionary 1913

6049

Mutter (2)

Mut″ter, v. t. To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats. Shak.

6050

Mutter (3)

Mut″ter, n. Repressed or obscure utterance.

6051

Mutterer

Mut″ter‐er (?), n. One who mutters.

6052

Mutteringly

Mut″ter‐ing‐ly, adv. With a low voice and indistinct articulation; in a muttering manner.

6053

Mutton

Mut″ton (?), n. [OE. motoun, OF. moton, molton, a sheep, wether, F. mouton, LL. multo, by transposition of l fr. L. mutilus mutilated. See Mutilate.] 1. A sheep. Chapman.Not so ...

6054

Muttony

Mut″ton‐y (?), a. Like mutton; having a flavor of mutton.

6055

Mutual

Mu″tu‐al (?), a. [F. mutuel, L. mutuus, orig., exchanged, borrowed, lent; akin to mutare to change. See Mutable.] 1. Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and g...

6056

Mutualism

Mu″tu‐al‐ism (?), n.(Ethics) The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare. F. Harrison.H. Spencer.Mallock.

6057

Mutuality

Mu′tu‐al″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. mutualité.] 1. The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; interdependence.2. (Law) Reciprocity of consideration. Wharton.

6058

Mutually

Mu″tu‐al‐ly (?), adv. In a mutual manner.

6059

Mutuary

Mu″tu‐a‐ry (?), n. [L. mutuarius mutual.See Mutuation.] (Law) One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind. Bouv...

6060

Mutuation

Mu′tu‐a″tion (?), n. [L. mutuatio, fr. mutuare, mutuari, to borrow, fr. mutuus. See Mutual.] The act of borrowing or exchanging. Bp. Hall.

6061

Mutule

Mu″tule (?), n. [F., fr. L. mutulus.] (Arch.) A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the Corinthian and Compos...

6062

Mux

Mux (?), n. [Cf. Mixen.] Dirt; filth; muck. ose.

6063

Mux (2)

Mux, v. t. To mix in an untidy and offensive way; to make a mess of.

6064

Muxy

Mux″y (?), a. Soft; sticky, and dirty. See Mucky.

6065

Muzarab

Muz″a‐rab (?), n. [Sp. mozarabe, fr. Ar. mosta'rib, a name applied to strange tribes living among the Arabs.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a denomination of Christians formerly living u...

6066

Muzarabic

Muz′a‐rab″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the Muzarabic liturgy. [Written also Mozarabic.]

6067

Muzziness

Muz″zi‐ness (?), n. The state or quality of being muzzy.

6068

Muzzle

Muz″zle (?), n. [OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or snout, LL. musellus, fr. musus, morsus. See Muse, v. i., and cf. Morsel.] 1. The projecting mouth and nose of a quadru...

6069

Muzzle (2)

Muz″zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Muzzled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Muzzling (?).] [F. museler.] 1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, f...

6070

Muzzle (3)

Muz″zle, v. i. To bring the mouth or muzzle near.The bear muzzles and smells to him. L'Estrange.

6071

Muzzle-loader

Muz″zle–load′er (?), n. A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.

6072

Muzzle-loading

Muz″zle–load′ing, a. Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a muzzle-loading rifle.

6073

Muzzy

Muz″zy (?), a. [Cf. F. muse.] Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid.The whole company stared at me with a whimsical, muzzy look, like men whose senses were a little obfuscated b...

6074

My

My (?), a. & poss. pron. [OE. mi, fr. min. See Mine, and cf., for loss of n, A, a., An, a.] Of or belonging to me; — used always attributively; as, my body; my book; — mine is u...

6075

Mya

‖My″a (?), n. [L. mya a kind of mussel.] (Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam.