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mullet Definition

mul·let (mulit)

noun pl. -·lets or -·let

  1. any of a family (Mugilidae) of edible, spiny-finned percoid fishes, both freshwater and marine, having a small mouth and feeble teeth; esp., a striped species (Mugil cephalus)
  2. any goatfish; esp., a species (Mullus auratus) with reddish or golden scales

Etymology: ME molet < OFr mulet, dim. < L mullus, red mullet < Gr myllos, kind of fish < ? IE base *mel-: see mule

mullet Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • point: In later years the de Vere star became a mullet of five points.
  • second: Venables of Horton and Hartford Arms: Quarterly - 1 & 4 Azure, two bars Argent in chief two mullets of the second.

Converse of object

  • pierce: The chevron and pierced mullets are from the arms of the Pudsey family.
  • have: I've had a 3lb mullet take me into my backing.
  • serve: Serve the mullet with the sauce and garnish with a few basil leaves.
  • sport: Sporting some dodgy old mullets and wearing some truly hideous skinny ties and fetching shirts these guys were the REAL DEAL!
  • dispatch: This order protect the secret at all costs, dispatching a mullet shod albino commentator to hunt our heroes down.

Adjective modifier

  • gray: Red mullet is no relation of the gray mullet.
  • red: Stuff the cavity of each red mullet with the mixture.
  • many: You may be fortunate enough to observe the many gray mullet that are in this part of the river feeding.
  • thick-lipped: Big, thick-lipped mullet can also be seen here sucking at the algae on the ironwork.
  • Red: Red mullet is no relation of the gray mullet.
  • dodgy: This week he's playing Billy Ray Cyrus and showcasing the dodgiest mullet of our times.

Modifies a noun

  • filet: My wife particularly enjoyed the gray mullet filets steeped in spices and cooked in banana leaves to lock all the flavor in.
  • haircut: The effect of small velcro cloud static on some of those mullet haircuts was painful even to behold.
  • fishing: I once used a Golden Prince for mullet fishing.
  • argent: They depict the See of Oxford impaling argent an eagle sable charged with a mullet argent.
  • wig: Yeah, pretty much everyone took this photo, but you can never have too much of Tevis in a mullet wig!
  • hairdo: Mercifully, Tom Byron and his mullet hairdo split up in '93.

Noun used with modifier

gray: You may be fortunate enough to observe the many gray mullet that are in this part of the river feeding.

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