muffle
muffle Lexical Profile
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• verb
To deaden, soften, or make a sound quieter and less distinct, typically by wrapping or covering its source.
"Heavy velvet curtains helped muffle the noise of traffic from the busy street below."
To wrap or cover someone or something closely in fabric or clothing for warmth, protection, or concealment.
"She decided to muffle her neck in a thick woolen scarf before stepping out into the freezing wind."
• noun
Something wrapped around an object to deaden or mute its sound.
"The drummer placed a cloth muffle inside the bass drum to soften the resonance."
An enclosed compartment inside a furnace or kiln that heats material without exposing it directly to flames or combustion gases.
"The ceramicist placed the glazed stoneware inside the ceramic muffle to prevent soot from discoloring the finish."
The bare, moist, hairless part of the upper lip and nose of ruminants and certain rodents.
"A healthy dairy cow typically has a cool, damp muffle covered in tiny beads of moisture."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 15th century from Old French 'moufler', meaning to wrap up or cover with mittens, derived from 'moufle', a thick winter glove or mitten.