1. (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.

2. (n.) The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.

3. (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 enclose; -- often with up.

4. (v. t.) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.

5. (v. i.) To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.

6. (v. t.) Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.

7. (n.) 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.

8. (n.) 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.

9. (n.) A pulley block containing several sheaves.

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