MUFFLE (2)

muffle (2). Muffle, v. to wrap up, blindfold, hide, flutter

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Muf″fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muffled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Muffling (?).] [[Cf. F. moufle a mitten, LL. muffula, OD. moffel a muff. See Muff.]] 1. 1. 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. South.
The face lies muffled up within the garment. Addison. He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes. Dryden. Muffled up in darkness and superstition. Arbuthnot. 2. 2. To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
3. 3. 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.