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mush,
mush [mʌʃ]
v. In needlework: gather, flounce, puff, scallop, cut into a pattern with a stamp.
muskan, muskin,
muskan [ˈmʌskən]
n. SW. A shellfish of the genus Xyrichthys or the razor clam Ensis arcuatus.
 
From Gaelic músgan.
maslin, muslin,
muslin [ˈmʌzlɪn]
n. A fine linen fabric.
mussel, mussel-scaap, mussel-scalp, mussel-scaup, mussill,
mussel [ˈmʌsl]
n. A mussel.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
mussel-scaup: A mussel-bed.
Musselburgh, Musselburrae, Musselburrie,
Musselburgh [ˈmʌslbʌrə]
col. Musselburrae [ˈmʌslbʌre, ˈmʌslbʌra]
pn. Musselburgh (East Lothian).
 
Colloquially known as the honest toun
mustar, mustart,
mustart [ˈmʌstərt]
n. Mustard.
mutch, mutchie,
mutch [mʌtʃ]
n. A cap, a close-fitting day cap of white linen or muslin with a goffered, gathered or trimmed border.
pl. mutches
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
auld wife's mutch: The monk's-hood Aconitum napellus or WC. NEC. SN. columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
deevil's mutches: I.Sh. The monk's-hood Aconitum napellus.
grannie mutch: An old-fashioned girl.
grannie's mutch: WC. EC. The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, WC. NEC. SN. the snapdragon Antirrhinum majus, SW. monk's-hood Aconitum napellus or NEC. wood avens Geum urbanum.
Luckies' mutch: WC. The monk's-hood Aconitum napellus.
nicht mutch: A nightcap.
muchin, muchkin, muschkin, musken, muskin, mutchkin,
mutchkin [ˈmʌtʃ(k)ɪn, mʌ(t)skən]
n. A measure of capacity for liquids, powders or granules. A container of that capacity.
mutton,
mutton [ˈmʌtən]
n. Mutton.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
reestit mutton: Smoke-dried mutton.
mutual,
mutual [ˈm(j)utʃəl]
adj. Mutual.

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