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mulled

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Mull  (ml)
An island of western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides. It is separated from the mainland on the northeast by the Sound of Mull.

mull 1  (ml)
tr.v. mulled, mull·ing, mulls
To heat and spice (wine, for example).

[Origin unknown.]

mull 2  (ml)
v. mulled, mull·ing, mulls
v.tr.
To go over extensively in the mind; ponder.
v.intr.
To ruminate; ponder: mull over a plan.

[Probably Middle English mollen, mullen, to moisten, crumble; see moil.]

mull 3  (ml)
n.
A soft thin muslin used in dresses and for trimmings.

[Short for mulmull, from Hindi malmal.]

mulled
Adjective
(of wine or ale) flavoured with sugar and spices and served hot [origin unknown]
Translations
mulled [mʌld] adj mulled wine → vino caliente (con especias)
mulled [mʌld] adj mulled wine → vin chaud
mulled [mʌld] adj mulled wine → Glühwein m
mulled [mʌld] adj mulled wine → vino caldo


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I've studied and mulled over notebooks until I'm incapable of forming an opinion of anything.
"Agreed," said Robin presently, and the words were no sooner out of his mouth than the door opened and a serving-man entered bearing tray of mulled wine.
Before the hunt, by old custom, the count had drunk a silver cupful of mulled brandy, taken a snack, and washed it down with half a bottle of his favorite Bordeaux.
 
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