From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmulletmul‧let /ˈmʌlɪt/ noun [countable] 1 HBFDFF (plural mullet) a fairly small sea fish that can be eaten2 a hairstyle for men in which the hair on the sides and top of the head is short and the hair on the back of the head is long3 → the mullet strategy
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mullet• He lay there, frozen as a mullet, listening to the ceaseless roar of the wind.• But they had nothing to do with cheap mullet.• Entree choices like grilled red mullet or prawns, when available, should be taken advantage of.• Approximately three hundred red mullet surface, their glassy eyes and mouths apparent on the water's surface.• The mullet pick up speed and head in towards land cleverly putting us between them and the dolphins.Origin mullet (1400-1500) Old French mulet, from Latin mullus “red mullet” 