muffle

n. முகறைக்கட்டை, அசைபோடும் விலங்குகள்-கொறி விலங்குகள் ஆகிவற்றின் மூக்கு மெலுதடு ஆகியவற்றின் தடித்த பகுதி, (வினை) கழுத்தினையும் மடிவடற்றினையும் குளிர் காப்புக்காகப் பொதிகுட்டைகொண்டு மூடு, பேச்சுத்தடுக்க முகமூடித் திரையிடு, முரசு-மணி முதலயவ்றறில் ஓசை அடக்கப் பொதிதிரையிடு, ஒலி தடுப்பதற்காகத் துடுப்பு-குதிரைக் குளம்பு முதலியவற்றிற்குப் பொதியுறையிடு, குரலடக்கு, உள்ளடக்கி வௌதயிடு.

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Muf"fle, n. Defn: The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants. Muf"fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Muffling.] Etym: [Cf. F. moufle a mitten, LL. muffula, OD. moffel a muff. See Muff.] 1. To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguishing folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up. South. 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. 2. To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen. 3. 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. Muf"fle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. maffle, mumble, D. moffelen.] Defn: To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation. Muf"fle, n. Etym: [F. moufle, prop., a mitten, from the resemblance in shape. See Muffle, v. t., Muff.] 1. Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff. 2. (Metal.) Defn: 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. 3. (Ceramics) Defn: 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. 4. A pulley block containing several sheaves. Knight.