Man is brow-beaten, leashed, muzzled, masked, and lashed by boards and councils, by leagues and societies, by church and state.
The bear muzzles and smells to him. (Sir. R. LEstrange)
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Muzzle — Muz zle, n. [OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or snout, LL. musellus, fr. musus, morsus. See {Muse}, v. i., and cf. {Morsel}.] 1. The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout. [1913 Webster] 2. The mouth of a thing;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muzzle — ► NOUN 1) the projecting part of an animal s face, including the nose and mouth. 2) a guard fitted over an animal s muzzle to stop it biting or feeding. 3) the open end of the barrel of a firearm. ► VERB 1) put a muzzle on (an animal). 2) prevent … English terms dictionary
muzzle — [muz′əl] n. [ME mosel < OFr musel, snout, muzzle, dim. of mus < ML musum < ?] 1. the projecting part of the head of a dog, horse, etc., including the mouth, nose, and jaws; snout: see DOG, HORSE 2. a device, as of straps, fastened over… … English World dictionary
Muzzle — Muz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muzzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muzzling}.] [F. museler.] 1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muzzle — Muz zle, v. i. To bring the mouth or muzzle near. [1913 Webster] The bear muzzles and smells to him. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muzzle — [n] covering for control cage, cover, envelope, gag, guard, sheath, wrap; concept 172 muzzle [v] gag, quiet bottle up*, censor, check, choke, clamp down on*, cork, crack down on*, curb, dry up*, dummy up*, hush, ice*, muffle, prevent, quieten,… … New thesaurus
Muzzle — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Alternative Rock Gründung 1994 Auflösung ? G … Deutsch Wikipedia
muzzle — index constraint (restriction), curb, disadvantage, disarm (divest of arms), discipline (control), hamper … Law dictionary
muzzle — [[t]mʌ̱z(ə)l[/t]] muzzles, muzzling, muzzled 1) N COUNT The muzzle of an animal such as a dog is its nose and mouth. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching. 2) N COUNT A muzzle is an object that is put over a dog s nose and mouth so that … English dictionary
muzzle — {{11}}muzzle (n.) late 14c., device put over an animal s mouth to stop it from biting, eating, or rooting, from O.Fr. musel muzzle, also snout, nose (12c., Mod.Fr. museau), from muse muzzle, from Gallo Romance *musa snout (Cf. Prov. mus, O.Sp.… … Etymology dictionary
Muzzle — A muzzle may be: the snout of an animal Muzzle (device), a device that covers an animal s snout Muzzle (firearms), the mouth of a firearm Muzzle (song), a song on The Smashing Pumpkins album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Muzzle #1 , a… … Wikipedia
