01 n. The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.
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The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.
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9 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Muffle
02 v. t. To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover…
imp. & p. p.
Muffled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Muffling
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To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up.“The face lies muffled up within the garment.” — Addison.“He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes.” — Dryden.“Muffled up in darkness and superstition.” — Arbuthnot.
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To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
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To wrap or fit with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock; to muffle the exhaust of a motor vehicle.
03 v. i. To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
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To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
04 n. Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.
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Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.
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An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.(Metal.)
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A small oven for baking and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.(Ceramics)
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A pulley block containing several sheaves.