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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mullo(u)r, Mullar, -er, n. Also: moll-, millour, muler, mwller. [F. moulure, e.m.E. (once) muller (1563).] An ornamental moulding or piece of framing, generally of wood.Applied both to the moulding or framing on a wall or the face of any structure and to the moulding of the frame of a picture, mirror or the like.(a) 1524 Edinb. Hammermen 113 b.
For the mending of the lytill silor & putin of ane mvllor 1527 Ib. 121. 1535–6 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 191.
Togydder with gilting and culleriing of certane schorne werk abone the hie alter and sertane mullouris with asure Ib.
For the haill cullering of the millouris of the inner myd and uter chalmeris laying with asur 1561–2 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 154.
To be molloures to the siloure of the said study 1632 Edinb. Test. LVI. 22 b.
Fowr greit luiking glasses … fowr greit glasses with mulloris(b) 1531–2 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 77.
For xii drauchtis gestis … wrocht for mullaris to the clething of the wallis 1532 Ib. 91.
Estland burd for mullaris & fillatis to the clething of the myd chalmeris Ib. 105.
For ^c grete stobbis to naill on the mullaris Ib. 106. 1554–5 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 354.
Coft twa eistland burds to be crownall and mullars to the nether queir dur 1623–4 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 155.
For making ane press for my Lady Marres galrie with mullaris on the foirface of it(c) 1550–1 Ayr Common Good Acc.
For ane burde to be mulleris to the horologe 1595 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 583.
To be theiking for the windo and mulleris to the samyne 1603 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 8 June.
The foir face thairof to be pannellit with fine wainscot or knappald with mullers covering ilk twa pannels 1611 Reg. Panmure I. xciv.
That syd [of the cross] quhilk lowkes to the east is dewydit be mwllers of steane in thre stages 1628–9 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 257.
The great trans … to be paintit with pannallis and mulleris in the rufe 1635 Black Bk. Taymouth 441.
The pryce quhilk ewerie one payes to me [for pictures] … is twentie merkis … bot iff I furniss ane double gilt muller, then it is twentie poundis 1665 Inv. Pictures in Clerk of Penicuik MSS. (Reg. H.) 2 (1 Jan.).
In a blak ebene frame with reid mullers about it 1687 Montgomery Mem. II. 341.
Ane looking glass with black mulers 1687 Dunkeld Presb. II. 470.
For mullers to the pulpit head

b. Appar., a roller or support for a map. 1647 Edinb. Test. LXIII. 66.
Ane greatt vniversall cairt with twa mullers 1703 Old Ross-shire 129.
Ane cairt or mappe with its mullers £10

c. (? ) — 1648 Edinb. Test. LXIII. 335.
Ane dameis buird clothe, twa mulers, ane furme and ane silver tasse

d. attrib. — 1534–5 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 127.
Rasavit I^m iii^xx blynd mullour nale