/muf"leuhr/ , n.
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.
[ 1525-35; MUFFLE + -ER 1 ]