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 muf·fler /ˈmʌflɚ/
 圍巾,頭巾,厚手套,消聲器

 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.
 5. 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).
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 muffler
      n 1: a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system
           that is designed to reduce noise [syn: silencer]
      2: a scarf worn around the neck
      3: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic,
         mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn:
         damper]