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Muffler

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muf⋅fler

[muhf-ler]
–noun
1. a scarf worn around one's neck for warmth.
2. any of various devices for deadening sound, as the sound of escaping gases of an internal-combustion engine.
3. anything used for muffling.
4. Armor. a mittenlike glove worn with a mail hauberk.

Origin:
1525–35; muffle + -er 1
muf·fler   (mŭf'lər)   
n.  
  1. A heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth.
  2. A device that absorbs noise, especially one used with an internal-combustion engine.

Muffler

Muf"fler\, n. 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. --Shak.

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.

Muffler

Muf"fler\, n. (Mach.) Any of various devices to deaden the noise of escaping gases or vapors, as a tube filled with obstructions, through which the exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, are passed (called also silencer).
Language Translation for : Muffler
Spanish: bufanda,
German: das Halstuch,
Japanese: マフラー
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