单词 | muzzle |
释义 | muzzle n. & v. --n   1. the projecting part of an animal's face, including the nose and mouth.   2. a guard, usu. made of straps or wire, fitted over an animal's nose and mouth to stop it biting or feeding.   3. the open end of a firearm. --vtr.   1. put a muzzle on (an animal etc.).   2. impose silence upon.   3. Naut. take in (a sail). Phrases and idioms muzzle-loader a gun that is loaded through the muzzle. muzzle velocity the velocity with which a projectile leaves the muzzle of a gun. Derivatives muzzler n. Etymology: ME f. OF musel ult. f. med.L musum: cf. MUSE(2) |
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