muffedadj.¹

Brit.

/mʌft/, U.S.

/məft/

Forms: 1800s– muffed; Scottish 1700s muf't, 1800s muffi'd, 1800s– muffed.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muff n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < muff n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare slightly earlier muffled adj. 3.

a. Of a bird, esp. a fowl: having a crest of feathers on the head. Cf. muff n.¹ 3c. Now rare.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having bird's head > with appendage or crest

muffled1735

muffed1742

tufted1766

umbrellaeda1807

rose-combed1848

opisthocomine1890

1742–3 J. Cockburn Lett. to his Gardener (1904) 87 You tell me you have set one hen for my Wife, and you say she has three fine muf't and top'd hens.

1809 T. Donaldson Poems 40 My Hen she was a shining Brown, Wi' Muffi'd head.

1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch xx. 290 Finding the head of the muffed hen..lying in a bye corner.

1845 Zoologist 3 929 I never met with more than two kinds of woodcocks, the one, the common muffed or muffled cock..and the other a much smaller bird of darker plumage.

1983 F. Hams Old Poultry Breeds (ed. 2) 19/1 The muffed and bearded varieties are still known as Paduans in Europe.

b. Of a domesticated pigeon: having long feathers on the legs.

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1885 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 30 Mar. 1265/1 [Pigeons] warranted good performers, flyers, and breeders, muffed, or clear legged.

1899 Birmingham Weekly Post 18 Mar. 24/1 The Blondinette [pigeon] is a muffed, crested, and frilled variety.

1984 D. F. Ison Fancy Pigeon Standards (ed. 2) 344 The clean-legged types were crossed into the muffed birds to improve type.

2. Wrapped in a muff. Also in extended use.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > other

high-crested1592

muffed1813

1813 L. Hunt in Examiner 4 Jan. 3/2 The muffed chin was a matter of taste.

1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 967 Furred, muffed, and boa'd, Mrs. Gentle adventures abroad.

1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie III. vi. 103 Take the old man by the hand, and lead him to his place beside the satin-robed and sable-muffed ministerial consort.

1988 M. Henry Ocean in my Ear 47 Muffed walkman ears and pickled noses scenting The smell of chestnuts hot off the riddle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

muffedadj.²

Brit.

/mʌft/, U.S.

/məft/

Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: muffled adj.

Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of muffled adj. (compare sense 5 at that entry). Compare slightly earlier muff glass n., and slightly later muff v.⁴

Now rare.

Of glass: made with an uneven surface that leaves it translucent rather than transparent; frosted; = muffled adj. 5. Cf. muff glass n.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > other types of glass

blownc1425

Bohemian1682

grounded1698

soft1758

unsilvered1772

navelledc1817

drawn-out1822

muffled1847

ambitty1856

muffed1868

roughcast1868

Sandwich1881

fumé1883

hand-blown1885

peach-blow1886

opaque1907

mould-blown1925

offhand1941

1868 Morning Star 7 Jan. 5/3 A cordon of white-muffed glass burners.

1877 Eng. Mechanic 3 Aug. 522/3 Would some correspondent inform me how I am to proceed in muffing glass, leaving ornamental scroll work clear glass on muffed ground?

1908 W. Rosenhain Glass Manuf. 202 The irregular surface of the old glass is imitated by using rolled or ‘muffed’ instead of ordinary blown glass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

muffedadj.³

Brit.

/mʌft/, U.S.

/məft/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muff v.³, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < muff v.³ + -ed suffix¹.

colloquial.

Clumsily missed, bungled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > bungling > bungled

bungled1787

muffed1876

boggled1877

blundered1880

bitched-up1893

foozled1899

bitched1918

trashed1926

mucked-up1930

loused-up1948

cocked-up1955

screwed1955

1876 World 5 No. 107. 18 A muffed catch raises the first little cloud of chaff.

1941 Q. Rev. Biol. 16 484/2 The present work, which incidentally has no index, no bibliography, and no documentation, only bears witness to a muffed opportunity.

1993 Atlantic June 42/2 The country's King..had beaten a caddie to death with a golf club after the caddie had giggled at one of the King's muffed shots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

adj.¹1742

adj.²1868

adj.³1876

单词	muffed
释义	muffedadj.¹ Brit. /mʌft/, U.S. /məft/ Forms: 1800s– muffed; Scottish 1700s muf't, 1800s muffi'd, 1800s– muffed. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muff n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: < muff n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare slightly earlier muffled adj. 3. 1. a. Of a bird, esp. a fowl: having a crest of feathers on the head. Cf. muff n.¹ 3c. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having bird's head > with appendage or crest muffled1735 muffed1742 tufted1766 umbrellaeda1807 rose-combed1848 opisthocomine1890 1742–3 J. Cockburn Lett. to his Gardener (1904) 87 You tell me you have set one hen for my Wife, and you say she has three fine muf't and top'd hens. 1809 T. Donaldson Poems 40 My Hen she was a shining Brown, Wi' Muffi'd head. 1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch xx. 290 Finding the head of the muffed hen..lying in a bye corner. 1845 Zoologist 3 929 I never met with more than two kinds of woodcocks, the one, the common muffed or muffled cock..and the other a much smaller bird of darker plumage. 1983 F. Hams Old Poultry Breeds (ed. 2) 19/1 The muffed and bearded varieties are still known as Paduans in Europe. b. Of a domesticated pigeon: having long feathers on the legs. ΚΠ 1885 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 30 Mar. 1265/1 [Pigeons] warranted good performers, flyers, and breeders, muffed, or clear legged. 1899 Birmingham Weekly Post 18 Mar. 24/1 The Blondinette [pigeon] is a muffed, crested, and frilled variety. 1984 D. F. Ison Fancy Pigeon Standards (ed. 2) 344 The clean-legged types were crossed into the muffed birds to improve type. 2. Wrapped in a muff. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > other high-crested1592 muffed1813 1813 L. Hunt in Examiner 4 Jan. 3/2 The muffed chin was a matter of taste. 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 967 Furred, muffed, and boa'd, Mrs. Gentle adventures abroad. 1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie III. vi. 103 Take the old man by the hand, and lead him to his place beside the satin-robed and sable-muffed ministerial consort. 1988 M. Henry Ocean in my Ear 47 Muffed walkman ears and pickled noses scenting The smell of chestnuts hot off the riddle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). muffedadj.² Brit. /mʌft/, U.S. /məft/ Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: muffled adj. Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of muffled adj. (compare sense 5 at that entry). Compare slightly earlier muff glass n., and slightly later muff v.⁴ Now rare. Of glass: made with an uneven surface that leaves it translucent rather than transparent; frosted; = muffled adj. 5. Cf. muff glass n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > other types of glass blownc1425 Bohemian1682 grounded1698 soft1758 unsilvered1772 navelledc1817 drawn-out1822 muffled1847 ambitty1856 muffed1868 roughcast1868 Sandwich1881 fumé1883 hand-blown1885 peach-blow1886 opaque1907 mould-blown1925 offhand1941 1868 Morning Star 7 Jan. 5/3 A cordon of white-muffed glass burners. 1877 Eng. Mechanic 3 Aug. 522/3 Would some correspondent inform me how I am to proceed in muffing glass, leaving ornamental scroll work clear glass on muffed ground? 1908 W. Rosenhain Glass Manuf. 202 The irregular surface of the old glass is imitated by using rolled or ‘muffed’ instead of ordinary blown glass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). muffedadj.³ Brit. /mʌft/, U.S. /məft/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muff v.³, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < muff v.³ + -ed suffix¹. colloquial. Clumsily missed, bungled. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > bungling > bungled bungled1787 muffed1876 boggled1877 blundered1880 bitched-up1893 foozled1899 bitched1918 trashed1926 mucked-up1930 loused-up1948 cocked-up1955 screwed1955 1876 World 5 No. 107. 18 A muffed catch raises the first little cloud of chaff. 1941 Q. Rev. Biol. 16 484/2 The present work, which incidentally has no index, no bibliography, and no documentation, only bears witness to a muffed opportunity. 1993 Atlantic June 42/2 The country's King..had beaten a caddie to death with a golf club after the caddie had giggled at one of the King's muffed shots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1742adj.²1868adj.³1876
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