▪ I. † muˈletto Obs.
Also muleto.
[a. It. muletto, Sp. muleto: see mulet.]
(See quots.)
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Muleto, a Moil or great Mule, a beast much used in France for carrying Sumpters, &c. It may also be taken for a diminutive of (Mule) and so signifies a little Mule. 1751 R. Paltock P. Wilkins (1884) I. 59 A muletto very gently put his head into the doorway. |
▪ II. muletto
obs. form of mulatto.