Definition of muffle

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Muffle (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..

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Enmuffle :: Enmuffle (v. t.) To muffle up.
Muffled :: Muffled (imp. & p. p.) of Muffl.
Unmuffle :: Unmuffle (v. t.) To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover..
Muffle :: Muffle (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..
Muffler :: Muffler (n.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
Muffler :: Muffler (n.) Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet..
Muffler :: Muffler (n.) One who muffles.
Muffle :: Muffle (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..
Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) A pulley block containing several sheaves.
Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
Muffler :: Muffler (n.) A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed..
Muffle :: Muffle (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..
Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff..
Hollow :: Hollow (a.) Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar..
Muffle :: Muffle (v. i.) To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation..
Ustulation :: Ustulation (n.) The operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a muffle..
Muffle :: Muffle (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..
Unmuffle :: Unmuffle (v. t.) To remove the muffling of, as a drum..
Barb :: Barb (n.) A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners..
Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen..
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