The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; – used esp.
of ruminants.

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 inclose; – often with up.

To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps
bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.

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.

To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.

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

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.

A pulley block containing several sheaves.