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‖n. [ Sp. Amer., fr. Sp. mulo, mula, a mule. ] A drove of mules. [ Southwest. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Mulattoes [ Sp. & Pg. mulato, masc., mulata, fem., of a mixed breed, fr. mulo mule, L. mulus. See Mule. ] The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish yellow complexion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female mulatto. G. W. Gable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Mulberries [ OE. moolbery, murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is fr. L. morum mulberry; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. Cf. Murrey, Sycamore. ] 1. (Bot.) The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus Morus; also, the tree itself. See Morus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mulberry mass. (Biol.) See Morula. --
Paper mulberry, a tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), related to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It is seen as a shade tree in America. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with mulberry stains. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. mull dirt, also Prov. G. mulsch, molsch, rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit. ] Half-rotten straw, or any similar light, porous, organic substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to hinder weed growth and preserve moisture. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mulched p. pr. & vb. n. Mulching. ] To cover or dress with mulch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. mulcta, multa. ] 1. A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A blemish or defect. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty. [ 1913 Webster ]