■ verb
1》 wrap or cover for warmth.
2》 wrap or cover (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness.
↘make (a sound) quieter or less distinct.
■ noun a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products.
Origin
ME (as v.): perh. a shortening of OFr. enmoufler ; the noun (C17) from OFr. moufle 'thick glove'.