~ 1
■ verb (usu. ~ over ) think about at length.
Origin
C19: of uncertain origin.
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~ 2
■ verb [usu. as adjective ~ed ] warm (wine or beer) and add sugar and spices to it.
Origin
C17: of unknown origin.
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~ 3
■ noun (in Scottish place names) a promontory: the Mull of Kintyre.
Origin
ME: cf. Sc. Gaelic maol and Icelandic múli .
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~ 4
■ noun humus formed under non-acid conditions.
Origin
1920s: from Dan. muld 'soil'.
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~ 5
■ noun a thin muslin, used in bookbinding for joining the spine of a book to its cover.
Origin
C17: abbrev., from Hindi malmal .