Muller

(müllüŭr.) [From L. mol aris, a mill-stone.] A sort of stone or marble pestle held in the hand, and used by painters, apothecaries, ., for grinding pigments, drugs, ., on a flat stone or in a mortar. Müller, FRIED RICH MAX, an eminent philologist, B. at De au,Germany, 1823, prof. of modern languages at Oxford Univ. His pp. works are: a History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, and Lectures on the Science of Language, the latter being one of the most erudite and highly-esteemed literary productions of the time. [s. 623]