Mutuary
(Mu"tu*a*ry) n. [L. mutuarius mutual.See Mutuation.] (Law) One who borrows personal chattels
which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind. Bouvier.
Mutuation
(Mu`tu*a"tion) n. [L. mutuatio, fr. mutuare, mutuari, to borrow, fr. mutuus. See Mutual.]
The act of borrowing or exchanging. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Mutule
(Mu"tule) n. [F., fr. L. mutulus.] (Arch.) A projecting block worked under the corona of the
Doric corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the Corinthian and Composite orders. See Illust.
of Gutta. Oxf. Gloss.
Mux
(Mux) n. [Cf. Mixen.] Dirt; filth; muck. [Prov. Eng.] ose.
Mux
(Mux), v. t. To mix in an untidy and offensive way; to make a mess of. [Prov. Eng.; Colloq. U.S.]
Muxy
(Mux"y) a. Soft; sticky, and dirty. [Prov. Eng.] See Mucky.
Muzarab
(Muz"a*rab) n. [Sp. mozarabe, fr. Ar. mosta'rib, a name applied to strange tribes living
among the Arabs.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the government
of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and ritual of their own. [Written also Mozarab, Mostarab.]
Brande & C.
Muzarabic
(Muz`a*rab"ic) a. Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the Muzarabic liturgy. [Written also Mozarabic.]
Muzziness
(Muz"zi*ness) n. The state or quality of being muzzy.
Muzzle
(Muz"zle) n. [OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or snout, LL. musellus, fr. musus,
morsus. See Muse, v. i., and cf. Morsel.]
1. The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.
2. The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.
3. A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious
biting.
With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound
Dryden. Muzzle sight. (Gun.) See Dispart, n., 2.
Muzzle
(Muz"zle), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muzzled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Muzzling ] [F. museler.]
1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to
bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action. "My dagger muzzled." Shak.
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
Deut. xxv. 4. 2. To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
Muzzle
(Muz"zle), v. i. To bring the mouth or muzzle near.
The bear muzzles and smells to him.
L'Estrange. Muzzle-loader
(Muz"zle-load`er) n. A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished
from one which is loaded at the breech.
Muzzle-loading
(Muz"zle-load`ing), a. Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a muzzle-loading
rifle.
