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[muhl-it] 
–noun, plural (especially collectively
) -let, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -lets.
) -let, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -lets. | 1. | any of several marine or freshwater, usually gray fishes of the family Mugilidae, having a nearly cylindrical body. |
| 2. | a goatfish. |
| 3. | a sucker, esp. of the genus Moxostoma. |
mul⋅let
2 [muhl-it] –noun Heraldry.
| a starlike charge having five points unless a greater number is specified, used esp. as the cadency mark of a third son. |
Also, molet.
Also called American star, Scottish star.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME molet < OF molete rowel of a spur, equiv. to mole millstone (F meule) + -ette -ette
1350–1400; ME molet < OF molete rowel of a spur, equiv. to mole millstone (F meule) + -ette -ette
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| mul·let (mŭl'ĭt) n.
[Middle English molet, from Medieval Latin mulettus, probably from Old French mulet, from mul, from Latin mullus, from Greek mullos.] |
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Mullet
Mul"let\, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.]1. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of the genus Mullus, or family Mullid[ae]; called also red mullet, and surmullet, esp. 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) .Mullet
Mul"let\, n. [F. molette.] (Her.) A star, usually five pointed and pierced; -- when used as a difference it indicates the third son.Mullet
Mul"let\, n. [Cf. F. molet a sort of pinchers.] Small pinchers for curling the hair. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Language Translation for : mullet
Spanish:
salmonete,
German:
die Äsche,
Japanese:
まぼら
mullet (1)
"edible, spiny-finned fish," c.1440, from Anglo-Fr. molett, from O.Fr. mulet, from M.L. muletus, from L. mulettus, from mullus "red mullet," from Gk. myllos a marine fish, related to melos "black" (see melanin).
mullet (2)
"hairstyle short on top and long in back," 1996, perhaps from mullet-head "stupid, dull person" (1857), also the name of a type of U.S. freshwater fish with a large, flat head (1866). The term in ref. to the haircut seemed to emerge into pop culture with the Beastie Boys song "Mullet Head".
"#1 on the side and don't touch the backAs a surname, Mullet is attested from 1275, thought to be a dim. of O.Fr. mul "mule."
#6 on the top and don't cut it wack, Jack"
[Beastie Boys, "Mullet Head"]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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