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▪ I. müller, n.7 see müller v.2 ▪ II. müller, v.2|ˈmʏlə(r)| Also muller |ˈmʊlə(r)|. [f. the name of Franz Müller, a murderer, who was convicted in 1864 on circumstantial evidence in which a hat was of considerable significance.] trans. To alter (a hat) in the manner alleged to have been done by Franz Müller. Also as n.7, a type of flat-topped felt hat similar to that associated with Müller.
1864in Farmer & Henley Slang (1896) IV. 384/1 In a small shop not far from Sloane-square, Chelsea, may be seen the following tasteful announcement: Hats muller'd here! 1909Daily Chron. 22 Nov. 4/7 Müller's hat..formed the connecting link in a remarkable chain of circumstantial evidence. Henceforth ‘mullers’, as they were called, were tabooed. 1934Trans. Philol. Soc. 1933 101 A Müller hat is a flat-topped, hard felt. |