Webster's Dictionary 1913

6022

Mute

Mute (mūt), v. t. [L. mutare to change. See Molt.] To cast off; to molt.Have I muted all my feathers? Beau. & Fl.

6023

Mute (2)

Mute, v. t. & i. [F. mutir, émeutir, OF. esmeltir, fr. OD. smelten, prop., to melt. See Smelt.] To eject the contents of the bowels; — said of birds. B. Jonson.

6024

Mute (3)

Mute, n. The dung of birds. Hudibras.

6025

Mute (4)

Mute, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. � to shut, Skr. m�ta bound, m�ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF. mu, L. mutus.] 1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.All the hea...

6026

Mute (5)

Mute, n. 1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically: (a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early lif...

6027

Mute-hill

Mute″–hill′ (?), n. See Moot-hill.

6028

Mutely

Mute″ly, adv. Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.

6029

Muteness

Mute″ness, n. The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.

6030

Mutessarif

Mu‐tes′sa‐rif″ (?), n. [Turk. & Ar. muteçarif freely disposing of anything, master.] In Turkey, an administrative authority of any of certain sanjaks. They are appointed directl...

6031

Mutessarifat

Mu‐tes′sa‐ri‐fat″ (?), n. [Turk. & Ar. muteçarifah office of a mutessarif.] In Turkey, a sanjak whose head is a mutessarif.

6032

Mutic

{ Mu″tic (?), Mu″ti‐cous (?), } a. [L. muticus, for mutilus. See Mutilate.] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Without a point or pointed process; blunt.

6033

Mutilate

Mu″ti‐late (?), a. [L. mutilatus, p. p. of mutilare to mutilate, fr. mutilus maimed; cf. Gr. �, �. Cf. Mutton.] 1. Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated. Sir...

6034

Mutilate (2)

Mu″ti‐late, n.(Zoöl.) A cetacean, or a sirenian.

6035

Mutilate (3)

Mu″ti‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mutilated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mutilating (?).] 1. To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to mutil...

6036

Mutilation

Mu′ti‐la″tion (?), n. [L. mutilatio: cf. F. mutilation.] The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.

6037

Mutilator

Mu″ti‐la″tor (?), n. [Cf. F. mutilateur.] One who mutilates.

6038

Mutilous

Mu″ti‐lous (?), a. [L. mutilus. See Mutilate.] Mutilated; defective; imperfect.

6039

Mutine

Mu″tine (?), n. [F. mutin.] A mutineer.

6040

Mutine (2)

Mu″tine, v. i. [F. mutiner.] To mutiny.

6041

Mutineer

Mu″ti‐neer′ (?), n. [See Mutiny.] One guilty of mutiny.

6042

Muting

Mut″ing (?), n. Dung of birds.

6043

Mutinous

Mu″ti‐nous (?), a. [See Mutiny.] Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by mutiny; seditious; insubordinate.The city was becoming mutinous. Macaulay.— Mu″ti‐nou...

6044

Mutiny

Mu″ti‐ny (?), n.; pl.Mutinies (#). [From mutine to mutiny, fr. F. se mutiner, fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. meute riot, LL. movita, fr. movitus, for L. motus, p. p. o...

6045

Mutiny (2)

Mu″ti‐ny, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Mutinied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mutinying (?).] 1. To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to ...

6046

Mutism

Mut″ism (?), n. The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without speech. Max Müller.

6047

Mutoscope

Mu″to‐scope (?), n. [L. mutare to change + -scope.] A simple form of moving-picture machine in which the series of views, exhibiting the successive phases of a scene, are printe...

6048

Mutter

Mut″ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Muttered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Muttering.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire, mutire.] 1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice ...