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Meaning Of Muffle
n.
The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp.
of ruminants.
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 the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up.
v. t.
To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps
bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
v. t.
To wrap 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.
v. i.
To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
v. t.
Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is
muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
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.