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muffler

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muf·fler  (mflr)
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
Noun
1. Brit a thick scarf worn for warmth
2. a device to deaden sound, esp. one on a car exhaust; silencer
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mufflermuffler - a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
acoustic device - a device for amplifying or transmitting sound
exhaust system, exhaust - system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
2.muffler - a scarf worn around the neck
scarf - a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
3.muffler - a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
damper block, piano damper - damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration
dash-pot - a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
cushion, shock absorber, shock - a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
Translations
muffler [ˈmʌfləʳ] n (= scarf) → bufanda;
(US) (AUT) → silenciador m;
(on motorbike) → silenciador m; mofle m
muffler [ˈmʌfləʳ] n (= scarf) → cache-nez m inv;
(US) (Aut) → silencieux m
muffler [ˈmʌfləʳ] muffle n (US) (Aut) → Auspufftopf m;
(scarf) → dicker Schal m
muffler [ˈmʌfləʳ] n (scarf) → sciarpa (pesante);
(US ) (AUT) → marmitta;
(on motorbike) → silenziatore m


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They had a sinister expression, under an old cocked-hat like a three-cornered spittoon, and over a great muffler for the chin and throat, which descended nearly to the wearer's knees.
As the young man strolled up Fifth Avenue from Waverley Place, the long thoroughfare was deserted but for a group of carriages standing before the Reggie Chiverses' (where there was a dinner for the Duke), and the occasional figure of an elderly gentleman in heavy overcoat and muffler ascending a brownstone doorstep and disappearing into a gas-lit hall.
Love can see through five folds of closely-woven muffler with ease!
 
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