muffles in English

noun
1
a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products.
Samples were heated to 450 deg C in a muffle furnace overnight.
verb
1
wrap or cover for warmth.
on a chair by the far wall, muffled in an absurd overcoat
synonyms:wrap (up)swatheenfoldenvelopcloak
verb

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "muffles" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "muffles", or refer to the context using the word "muffles" in the English Dictionary.

1. Snow muffles the shriek of metal and the rasp of motion.

2. 8 In the bedroom Sir Richard Croft uses his instruments to bleed her and then muffles his forceps in cloth: does nothing.

3. 19 In the bedroom Sir Richard Croft uses his instruments to bleed her and then muffles his forceps in cloth: does nothing.