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A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at the
bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a slab of
similar material.

Mül*le"ri*an (?), a.
(Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes
Müller.

Müllerian ducts (Anat.), a pair
of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the
female, but disappear in the male. -- Müllerian
fibers (Anat.), the sustentacular or connective-
tissue fibers which form the framework of the retina.

Mul"let (?), n. [OE. molet,
mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.]
1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous
fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called also gray mullets. They
are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed
as food. Among the most valuable species are Mugil capito of
Europe, and M. cephalus which occurs both on the European and
American coasts.

2. (Zoöl.) Any species of the
genus Mullus, or family Mullidæ; called also
red mullet, and surmullet, esp.

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