mule

  • 11mule — [mju:l] n [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mul, from Latin mulus] [Sense: 3; Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin mulleus type of red shoe worn by certain officials] 1.) an animal that has a ↑donkey and a horse as parents → …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12Mule — (MULE) In Gypsy lore the vampiric spirit known as amule looks exactly as it did in life, but it does not return in its old body. Rather, it creates an exact duplicate that it uses. The mule, which is only viable between midday and midnight, is… …

    Encyclopedia of vampire mythology

  • 13mule — Ⅰ. mule [1] ► NOUN 1) the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically sterile. 2) a hybrid plant or animal, especially a sterile one. 3) a stupid or obstinate person. 4) informal a courier for illegal drugs. 5) historical a kind of… …

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  • 14mule — mule1 [myo͞ol] n. [OFr, fem. of mul < L mulus, mule] 1. the offspring of a donkey and a horse; esp., the offspring of a jackass and a mare: mules are nearly always sterile: cf. HINNY 2. a small tractor or electric engine used to tow boats… …

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  • 15MULE — MULE  Робот высокой проходимости. Служит для доставки грузов личного состава. Программа закрыта в 2011. Ссылки http://www.374.ru/index.php?x=2007 08 24 22 http://aviationweek.typepad.com/ares/2007/05/gentlebots star.html …

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  • 16mule — mule. См. мул. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 17mule — myü(ə)l n a hybrid between a horse and a donkey esp the offspring of a male donkey and a mare …

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  • 18mule — [ mjul ] noun count 1. ) an animal that has a horse as its mother and a DONKEY as its father, and is used for carrying heavy loads 2. ) a SLIPPER or shoe that has no upper part around the heel 3. ) INFORMAL someone who is paid to bring illegal… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19Mulè — Nom sicilien (variante rare : Molè) d origine arabe. Il correspond en effet à l arabe mawlâ (ou à la forme plus honorifique mûlây ) signifiant seigneur et maître . Le dictionnaire de De Felice (voir bibliographie) précise qu il est attesté en… …

    Noms de famille

  • 20mule — s. m. Aparelho de fábrica de fiação …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa