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单词 mully
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mullyn.

Forms: 1500s mullye.
Origin: Probably either (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or perhaps (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mulling n.1; mull v.1, -y suffix6.
Etymology: Probably either alteration of mulling n.1 after -y suffix6 (perhaps for the purposes of rhyme: see quot. ?1548), or independently < mull v.1 + -y suffix6.
Obsolete. rare.
As a term of endearment applied to a woman: darling, sweetheart.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a girl > of or to a woman
mousec1525
coneya1529
nobsa1529
muskin1530
mully?1548
carissima1857
chickadee1860
Schatz1907
?1548 J. Bale Comedy Thre Lawes Nature ii. sig. Biiijv It is myne owne swete bullye, My muskyne and my mullye, My gelouer and my cullye.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

mullyadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mull n.1, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < mull n.1 + -y suffix1. Compare earlier mealy adj. Compare also mully-puff n., mully-grub n.
Obsolete. rare. English regional (Norfolk) in later use.
Dusty, powdery. Cf. mealy adj., mully-puff n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > powdery or dusty
pulverous?a1425
powderyc1425
mealy1541
dusty1552
mully1570
pulverulentous1640
pulvereous1656
pulverulent1656
pulveral1657
powderal1662
farinaceous1664
smutty1667
snuffy1789
floury1830
pulverulous1841
1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Hiv/2 Mully, puluerulentus.
1855 Norfolk Words in Trans. Philol. Soc. 34 Mully, mouldy, powdery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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