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Webster 1913 Edition
Muffler
Muf′fler
,Noun.
1.
Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.
Fortune is painted blind, with a
muffler
above her eyes. Shakespeare
2.
(Mus.)
A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
3.
A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.
4.
One who muffles.
Webster 1828 Edition
Muffler
MUF'FLER
,Noun.
Definition 2025
muffler
muffler
English
Noun
muffler (plural mufflers)
- (US) Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
- A silencer or suppressor fitted to a gun.
- A type of scarf.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 8
- The newcomer took off his cap and his big woollen muffler. His nose was pointed and red.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 8
Synonyms
- (part of exhaust pipe): silencer
Translations
part of exhaust pipe
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scarf — see scarf