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muffler

muffler

4 2.8
A long scarf worn around the neck to keep warm
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌflər/
  • UK
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  • She wrapped her muffler tightly around her neck to stay warm in the cold wind.
  • muffler around the neck
  • coats and mufflers
  • mufflers and hats

He wore a silk muffler and gloves.

Examples

  • Mama bent down to wrap my muffler more securely around my neck.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I'm looking for my muffler.

    Nobody's Fool (1994)

  • Pull your muffler around your neck, Charles.

    Citizen Kane (1941)

  • I'll have to wear a muffler.

    Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

  • Put on your wool muffler.

    The Glass Menagerie (1987)

  • "Did you lose your muffler?" I ask, smiling broadly.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Ross tied a thick woolen muffler around his neck.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Father Conwell came in, complete with black gabardine coat, grey muffler, white collar, and red nose.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Dark men in shabby coats, mufflers, and hats huddled in doorways for warmth.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • We mingled with the robed, the pajama-clad, and those in overcoats and mufflers.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

scarf
vsmuffler
134 1.0

A long piece of cloth worn around the neck or shoulders to keep warm

is a neck wrap used mainly for warmth rather than decoration or head use

Antonyms

exposure
38 4.6

Being without protection from cold, wind, or rain

How Warm

muffler
  • UK
4 2.8
scarf
134 1.0
neckerchief
3 7.1

Surface Forms

muffler singular
mufflers plural

Morphology

muffler = muffle (transparent) = muffle + er

The scarf is 'something that muffles' the neck (wraps or keeps warm), so the noun is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'muffle'.

Etymology

Muffler for a scarf comes from the verb muffle meaning 'to wrap' and from the soft handwarmer called a muff. So a muffler is a piece of cloth that wraps your neck to keep it warm.