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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77029" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77029" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Large island in the NW. of Argyllshire, third of the Hebrides; is mountainous and picturesque, with greatly indented coast-line; the highest peak is Ben More, 3185 ft., the largest inlet Loch-na-Keal; the soil is best adapted for grazing. </p> <p> n the N., is the only town. </p> | ||
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (v. t.) To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.
(2): (n.) A thin, soft kind of muslin.
(3): (n.) A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre.
(4): (v. t.) To powder; to pulverize.
(5): (v. t.) To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine.
(6): (v. i.) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; - usually with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem.
(7): (n.) An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
(8): (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
(9): (n.) Dirt; rubbish.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Large island in the NW. of Argyllshire, third of the Hebrides; is mountainous and picturesque, with greatly indented coast-line; the highest peak is Ben More, 3185 ft., the largest inlet Loch-na-Keal; the soil is best adapted for grazing.
n the N., is the only town.
