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  2. MUZZLE definition: 1. the mouth and nose of an animal, especially a dog: 2. a covering put over an animal's nose and…. Learn more.

  3. muzzle in British English. (ˈmʌzəl ) noun. 1. the projecting part of the face, usually the jaws and nose, of animals such as the dog and horse. 2. a guard or strap fitted over an animal's nose and jaws to prevent it biting or eating. 3. the front end of a gun barrel.

  4. What does the noun muzzle mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun muzzle , five of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  5. The meaning of MUZZLE is the projecting jaws and nose of an animal : snout. How to use muzzle in a sentence.

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    From earlier muzle, musle, mousle, mussel, mozell, from Middle English mosel, from Old French musel, museau, muzeau (modern French museau), from Late Latin mūsus (“snout”), probably expressive of the shape of protruded lips and/or influenced by Latin mūgīre (“to moo, bellow”). Doublet of museau. Displaced native Middle English kevel from Old Englis...

    muzzle (plural muzzles) 1. The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws. 1.1. Synonym: snout 1.1. 1915 June, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, in Prufrock and Other Observations, London: The Egotist[…], published 1917, →OCLC, page 10: 1.1.1. The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the...

    muzzle (third-person singular simple present muzzles, present participle muzzling, simple past and past participle muzzled) 1. (transitive) To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting. 1.1. 1611, The Holy Bible,[…] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker,[…], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 25:4: 1.1....

    “muzzle”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
    “muzzle”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  6. A muzzle is the nose and mouth of an animal like a cat or dog. It's also the name for a guard made of straps or wire that's worn over this part of an animal's face to keep it from biting. It's the mouth of a gun, too.

  7. Definition of muzzle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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