Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon:mellowadj.
Etymology: Probably a variant of, or an error for, mellowadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Probably: mellow.
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1574 R. ScotPerfite Platforme of Hoppe Garden 6 If your grounde be grassye, roughe, or styffe, it should be first sowen with Hempe, or Beanes, which naturally maketh the grounde moolowe, destroyeth weedes [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).