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• Mull — Mull, n. [Icel. m[=u]li a snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or cf. Ir. & Gael. meall a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W. moel. Cf. {Mouth}.] 1. A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. A snuffbox made of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mull — {{11}}mull (n.) promontory (in Scottish place names), late 14c., perhaps from O.N. muli a jutting crag, projecting ridge (between two valleys), which probably is identical with muli snout, muzzle. The Norse word is related to O.Fris. mula, M.Du.… …   Etymology dictionary

• mull — I. /mʌl / (say mul) verb (t) 1. to make a mess or failure of. 2. Also, mull up. to prepare (marijuana) for smoking. –noun 3. a. marijuana. b. marijuana prepared for smoking, as by the addition of tobacco or other herbs. –phrase 4. mull over, to… …  

• Brown earth — is a type of soil. Brown earths are mostly located between 30° and 55° north of the Equator. The largest expanses cover western and central Europe, large areas of western and trans Uralian Russia, the east coast of America and eastern Asia. Here …   Wikipedia

• brown earth — noun : any of a group of intrazonal soils developed in temperate humid regions under deciduous forests from parent material relatively rich in bases and characterized by a dark brown mull horizon that grades through lighter colored soil into… …   Useful english dictionary

• brown earth — noun Date: 1932 any of a group of intrazonal soils developed in temperate humid regions under deciduous forests and characterized by a dark brown mull horizon that grades through lighter colored soil …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Elizabeth Clare Prophet — (born April 8, 1939) is an American who became the leader of the new religious movement The Summit Lighthouse, an organization encompassing the branches of Church Universal and Triumphant, Summit University, Summit University Press, and… …   Wikipedia

• humus — /hyooh meuhs/ or, often, /yooh /, n. the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth. [1790 1800; < L: earth, ground; akin to Gk chamaí on the ground,… …   Universalium

• Geology of Scotland — The geology of Scotland is unusually varied for a country of its size, with a large number of differing geological features. [Keay Keay (1994) op cit page 415.] There are three main geographical sub divisions: the Highlands and Islands is a… …   Wikipedia

• List of museums in Scotland — This list of museums in Scotland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic,… …   Wikipedia

• Ulva — Infobox Scottish island | GridReference=NM410396 celtic name=Ulbha norse name=Ulv oy/Ulfrsey meaning of name=Old Norse for wolf island or Ulfr s island area=1,990 ha area rank=35 highest elevation=Beinn Chreagach 313 m Population=16 population… …   Wikipedia