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the plain surmullet
(Mullus barbatus), and the striped surmullet (M.
surmulletus) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the
Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See
Surmullet.

French mullet. See Ladyfish
(a).

Mul"let, n. [F. molette.]
(Her.) A star, usually five pointed and pierced; -- when
used as a difference it indicates the third son.

Mul"let, n. [Cf. F. molet a sort
of pinchers.] Small pinchers for curling the hair. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.

{ Mul"ley (?), Mool"ley }, n.
[CF. Gael. maolag a hornless cow, maol bald, hornless,
blunt.] 1. A mulley or polled animal. [U.
S.]

2. A cow. [Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's
word.]

Leave milking and dry up old mulley, thy
cow.

Tusser.

{ Mul"ley (?), Mool"ley }, a.
Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals
most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, mulley cattle;
a mulley (or moolley) cow.

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