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A die, cut in
intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon
metal.

Mul"lein (?), n. [OE. moleyn,
AS. molegn.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus
Verbascum. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and
large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely
woolly leaves, is Verbascum Thapsus.

Moth mullein. See under Moth. --
Mullein foxglove, an American herb (Seymeria
macrophylla) with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a
spreading border. -- Petty mullein, the
cowslip. Dr. Prior.

Mul"len (?), n. (Bot.) See
Mullein.

Mull"er (?), n. 1.
One who, or that which, mulls.

2. A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled
over a fire.

Mull"er, n. [OE. mullen to
pulverize, bruise; cf. Icel. mylja; prob. akin to E.
mold soil. See Mold soil, and cf. Mull dirt.

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