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muleta definition

mu·leta (mo̵̅o̅ lāt′ə, -let′ə)

noun

a red flannel cloth draped over a stick and manipulated by the matador in his series of passes

Etymology: Sp, muleta, crutch, orig. dim. of mula, a she-mule < L mulus, mule

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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