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Multiflue (mŭltĭflū), a. [Multi- + flue.] Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler. See .
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Multifoil (mŭltĭfoil), n. [Multi- + foil.] (Arch.) An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils. [R.] See .
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Multifoil, a. Having more than five divisions or foils.
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Multifold (mŭltĭfōld), a. [Multi- + fold.] Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
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Multiform (mŭltĭfôrm), a. [L. multiformis; multus much, many + forma shape: cf. F. multiforme.] Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.
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A plastic and multiform unit. Hare.
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Multiformity (?), n. [L. multiformitas.] The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing. Purchas.
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Multiformous (?), a. Multiform. [Obs.]
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Multigenerous (?), a. [L. multigenerus; multus + genus, generis, kind.] Having many kinds.
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Multigranulate (?), a. [Multi- + granulate.] Having, or consisting of, many grains.
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Multigraph (?), n. [Multi- + -graph.] A combined rotary type-setting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print “typewritten” letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
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Multijugate (?), a. Having many pairs of leaflets.
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Multijugous (?), a. [L. multijugus; multus + jugum yoke.] 1. Consisting of many parts.
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2. (Bot.) Same as .
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Multilateral (?), a. [Multi- + lateral.] Having many sides; many-sided.
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Multilineal (?), a. [Multi- + lineal.] Having many lines. Steevens.
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Multilobar (?), a. [Multi- + lobar.] Consisting of, or having, many lobes.
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Multilocular (?), a. [Multi- + locular: cf. F. multiloculaire.] Having many or several cells or compartments; as, a multilocular shell or capsule.
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Multiloquence (?), n. Quality of being multiloquent; use of many words; talkativeness.
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{ Multiloquent (?), Multiloquous (?), } a. [L. multiloquus; multus much, many + loqui to speak.] Speaking much; very talkative; loquacious.
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Multiloquy (?), n. [L. multiloquium.] Excess of words or talk. [R.]
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Multinodate (?), a. [Multi- + nodate.] Having many knots or nodes.
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Multinodous (?), a. [L. multinodus.] Same as .
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Multinomial (?), n. & a. [Multi- + -nomial, as in binomial. See .] (Alg.) Same as .
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{ Multinominal (?), Multinominous (?), } a. [L. multinominis; multus many + nomen nominis name.] Having many names or terms.
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multinominal n. (Math.) Polynomial. [R.]
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Multinuclear (?), a. [Multi- + nuclear.] (Biol.) Containing many nuclei; as, multinuclear cells.
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{ Multinucleate (?), Multinucleated (?), } a. (Biol.) Multinuclear.
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Multiparous (?), a. [Multi- + L. parere to produce: cf. F. multipare.] Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.
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Multipartite (?), a. [L. multipartitus multus much, many partitus divided, p. p.: cf. F. multipartite. See .] Divided into many parts; having several parts.
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Multiped (?), n. [L. multipes, multipeda; multus much, many + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. multipède.] (Zoöl.) An insect having many feet, as a myriapod.
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Multiped, a. Having many feet.
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Multiphase (?), a. [Multi- + phase.] Having many phases; specif. (Elec.), pertaining to, or designating, a generator producing, or any system conveying or utilizing, two or more waves of pressure, or electromotive force, not in phase with each other; polyphase.
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Multiplane (?), a. Having several or many planes or plane surfaces; as, a multiplane kite.
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Multiplane, n. [Multi- + plane.] (Aëronautics) An aëroplane with three or more superposed main planes.
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Multiple (?), a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts.
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Coloq. Law of multiple proportion (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiples of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions FeO, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the Law of Dalton or Dalton's Law, from its discoverer. -- Coloq. Multiple algebra , a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. -- Coloq. Multiple conjugation (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of amœboid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. -- Coloq. Multiple fruits . (Bot.) See Collective fruit, under . -- Coloq. Multiple star (Astron.), several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system.
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Multiple, n. (Math.) A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of times without a remainder.
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☞ A Coloq. common multiple of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. The Coloq. least common multiple is the smallest number that will do this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4 (abbreviated LCM).
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Multiplex (?), a. [L. multiplex, -plicis. See .] Manifold; multiple.
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Multipliable (?), a. [Cf. F. multipliable.] Capable of being multiplied. -- Multipliableness, n.
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Multiplicable (?), a. [L. multiplicabilis.] Capable of being multiplied; multipliable.
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Multiplicand (?), n. [L. multiplicandus to be multiplied: cf. F. multiplicande.] (Math.) The number which is to be multiplied by another number called the multiplier. See Note under .
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Multiplicate (?), a. [L. multiplicatus, p. p. of multiplicare. See .] Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.
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Coloq. Multiplicate flower (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.
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Multiplication (?), n. [L. multiplicatio: cf. F. multiplication. See .] 1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation.
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The increase and multiplication of the world. Thackeray.
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2. (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of division.
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☞ The word multiplication is sometimes used in mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to denote any distributive operation expressed by one symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are given to the words multiply, multiplier, multiplicand, and product. Thus, since φ(x + y) = φx + φy (see under ), where φ(x + y), φx, and φy indicate the results of any distributive operation represented by the symbol φ upon x + y, x, and y, severally, then because of many very useful analogies φ(x + y) is called the product of φ and x + y, and the operation indicated by φ is called multiplication. Cf. , n., 2.
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3. (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation.
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4. The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Coloq. Multiplication table , a table giving the product of a set of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a table giving the products of the first ten or twelve numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10 or 12. Called also a times table, used by students in elementary school prior to memorization of the table.
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Multiplicative (?), a. [Cf. F. multiplicatif.] Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers.
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Multiplicatively, adv. So as to multiply.
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Multiplicator (?), n. [L.: cf. F. multiplicateur. Cf. .] The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.
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Multiplicious (?), a. [See .] Manifold. [Obs.]
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Multiplicity (?), n. [Cf. F. multiplicité.] The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects. “A multiplicity of goods.” South.
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Multiplier (?), n. [Cf. F. multiplier. Cf. .] 1. One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.
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2. (Math.) The number by which another number (the multiplicand) is multiplied. See the Note under .
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3. (Physics) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See .
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Multiply (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Multiplied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Multiplying (?).] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr. multiplex manifold. See , .] 1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.
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Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. Ames.
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2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under .
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3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.]
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Coloq. Multiplying gear (Mach.), gear for increasing speed. -- Coloq. Multiplying lens . (Opt.) See under .
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Multiply, v. i. 1. To become greater in number; to become numerous.
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When men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them. Gen. vi. 1.
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2. To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
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The word of God grew and multiplied. Acts xii. 24.
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3. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Multipolar (?), a. [Multi- + polar.] 1. Having many poles; in Anat., designating specif. a nerve cell which has several dendrites.
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2. (Elec.) Having, or pertaining to, many poles, as a field magnet or armature of a dynamo, or a dynamo having such a field magnet or (sometimes) armature.
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Multipotent (?), a. [L. multipotens; multus much + potens powerful. See .] Having manifold power, or power to do many things. “Jove multipotent.” Shak.
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Multipresence (?), n. The state or power of being multipresent.
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The multipresence of Christ's body. Bp. Hall.
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Multipresent (?), a. [Multi- + present, a.] Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more places at once.
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Multiradiate (?), a. [Multi- + radiate.] Having many rays.
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Multiramified (?), a. [Multi- + p. p. of ramify.] Divided into many branches.
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Multiramose (?), a. [Multi- + ramose.] Having many branches.
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Multiscious (?), a. [L. multiscius; multus much + scius knowing, fr. scire to know.] Having much or varied knowledge. [Obs.]
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Multisect (?), a. [Multi- + L. sectus, p. p. of secare to cut.] (Zoöl.) Divided into many similar segments; -- said of an insect or myriapod.
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Multiseptate (?), a. [Multi- + septate.] (Bot.) Divided into many chambers by partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed.
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Multiserial (?), a. [Multi- + serial.] (Bot.) Arranged in many rows, or series, as the scales of a pine cone, or the leaves of the houseleek.
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Multisiliquous (?), a. [Multi- + siliquious.] (Bot.) Having many pods or seed vessels.
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Multisonous (?), a. [L. multisonus; multus much, many + sonus sound.] Having many sounds, or sounding much.
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Multispiral (?), a. [Multi- + spiral.] (Zoöl.) Having numerous spiral coils round a center or nucleus; -- said of the opercula of certain shells.
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Multistriate (?), a. [Multi- + striate.] Having many streaks.
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Multisulcate (?), a. [Multi- + sulcate.] Having many furrows.
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Multisyllable (?), n. [Multi- + syllable.] A word of many syllables; a polysyllable. [R.] -- Multisyllabic (#), a.
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Multititular (?), a. [Multi- + titular.] Having many titles.
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Multitubular (?), a. [Multi- + tubular.] Having many tubes; as, a multitubular boiler.
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Multitude (?), n. [F. multitude, L. multitudo, multitudinis, fr. multus much, many; of unknown origin.] 1. A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.
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But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them. Matt. ix. 36.
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2. A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; as, the book will be read by a multitude of people; the multitude of stars; a multitude of cares.
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It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they utterly neglect method in their harangues. I. Watts.
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A multitude of flowers
As countless as the stars on high. Longfellow.
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3. The state of being many; numerousness.
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They came as grasshoppers for multitude. Judg. vi. 5.
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Coloq. The multitude , the populace; the mass of men.
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Syn. -- Throng; crowd; assembly; assemblage; commonalty; swarm; populace; vulgar. See .
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Multitudinary (?), a. Multitudinous.
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Multitudinous (?), a. 1. Consisting of a multitude; manifold in number or condition; as, multitudinous waves. “The multitudinous seas.” Shak.
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A renewed jingling of multitudinous chains. G. Kennan.
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2. Of or pertaining to a multitude. “The multitudinous tongue.” Shak.
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-- Multitudinously, adv. -- Multitudinousness, n.
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{ Multivagant (?), Multivagous (?), } a. [L. multivagus; multus much + vagus wandering; cf. vagans, p. pr. of vagari. See .] Wandering much. [Obs.]
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Multivalence (?), n. (Chem.) Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or radical.
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Multivalent (?), a. [Multi- + L. valens, p. pr. See .] 1. (Chem.) (a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon. (b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.
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2. (Immunology) Having multiple antigen-binding sites; -- of antibody molecules.
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3. (Immunology) Containing several types of antibody, to protect against more than one disease; polyvalent; -- of vaccines.
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Multivalve (?), n. [Cf. F. multivalve.] (Zoöl.) Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two pieces.
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{ Multivalve (?), Multivalvular (?), } a. [Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.] 1. Having many valves.
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2. (Zoöl.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons.
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Multiversant (?), a. [Multi- + L. versans, p. pr. See .] Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.
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Multivious (?), a. & adv. [L. multivius; multus many + via way.] Having many ways or roads; by many ways. [Obs.]
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Multivocal (?), a. [Multi- + vocal.] Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal. “An ambiguous multivocal word.” Coleridge.
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-- n. A multivocal word. [R.] Fitzed. Hall.
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Multocular (?), a. [Multi- + L. oculus eye.] Having many eyes, or more than two.
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Multum (?), n. An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops. Craig.
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Coloq. Hard multum , a preparation made from Cocculus Indicus, etc., used to impart an intoxicating quality to beer.
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Multungulate (?), a. [Multi- + ungulate.] Having many hoofs.
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Multure (?), n. [OF. multure, moulture, F. mouture, fr. L. molitura a grinding, molere to grind. See the machine.] 1. (Scots Law) The toll for grinding grain. Erskine.
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2. A grist or grinding; the grain ground.
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Mum (?), a. [Of imitative origin. Cf. .] Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum. Thackeray.
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The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak.
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Coloq. mum's the word keep this a secret; don't tell anybody.
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Mum, interj. Be silent! Hush!
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Mum, then, and no more. Shak.
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Mum, n. Silence. [R.] Hudibras.
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Mum, n. [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.] A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison.
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The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope.
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Mumble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mumbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mumbling (?).] [OE. momelen; cf. D. mompelen, mommelen, G. mummelen, Sw. mumla, Dan. mumle. Cf. , a., , , v.] 1. To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicating discontent or displeasure; to mutter.
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Peace, you mumbling fool. Shak.
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A wrinkled hag, with age grown double,
Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself. Otway.
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2. To chew something gently with closed lips.
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