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   What is Muff noun?

   • Definition of muff noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a short tube of fur or other warm material that you put your hands into to keep them warm in cold weather see also earmuffs Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   When was Muff first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb muff is in the 1840s. OED's earliest evidence for muff is from 1846, in the writing of W. Denison. It is also recorded as a noun from the 1810s. muff is formed within English, by conversion.

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   What is a muff in fashion?

   • According to the Encyclopædia Brittanica, a muff is a usually cylindrical covering of fur, fabric, feathers, or other soft material, with open ends into which the hands are placed to keep them warm. Originally, it was both a purse and a hand warmer, and was first introduced to women’s fashion in 1570, when fur trimming was becoming popular.

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   What was Muff known for?

   • The village then known as Muff (meaning a plain, from the flat land in the area) became the headquarters of the Grocers’ Company in Ireland. Indeed, their Manor House known as the Grocers’ Castle was situated on the site of the present-day Rectory.

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   When did women wear muffs?

   • Muffs were worn by women in the 17th and 18th centuries. Figures 2 & 3 show 17th-century muffs carried by women. In the 18th century, a woman’s muff and tippet were usually made to match, and a pocket for a card-case and purse was introduced in ladies’ muffs of the 1880s.

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   What does ear Muff mean?

   • ear-muff (n.) also earmuff, "one of a pair of adjustable soft coverings for the ear, secured in place by a wire or spring, worn as a protection against the cold," 1859, from ear (n.1) + muff (n.). muffle (v.) early 15c., "to cover or wrap (something) to conceal or protect," perhaps from Old French moufle "thick glove, mitten;" see muff (n.).

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   Dec 9, 2020 · The muff was introduced into France toward the close of the sixteenth century, and soon after into England. It was used by both men and women, and in the seventeenth century was often an essential part of the dress of a man of fashion; but it is now exclusively an article of female apparel.

   • 한국어 (Korean)

     muff 뜻: 받다가 놓치다; 1590년대, "두 손을 넣어 따뜻하게 유지할 수 있는 덮개"는 네덜란드어...

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     "Bafouiller, exécuter maladroitement ou mal," à partir de...

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     Frühes 15. Jahrhundert, "etwas bedecken oder einwickeln, um...

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     1590s, "copertura in cui entrambe le mani possono essere...

   • Muesli

     The English word was construed as singular at least from the...

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   OED's earliest evidence for muff is from 1846, in the writing of W. Denison. It is also recorded as a noun from the 1810s. muff is formed within English, by conversion.

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   Sep 27, 2024 · muff (plural muffs) (historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm. Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy ...

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   Word Origin noun mid 16th cent.: from Dutch mof, Middle Dutch muffel, from medieval Latin muff(u)la, of unknown ultimate origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   Where does the noun Muff come from? Earliest known use. late 1500s. The earliest known use of the noun Muff is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for Muff is from 1585, in a letter by T. Stokes. Muff is a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Dutch mof. See etymology. Nearby entries. mud-wrestle, n. 1938–. mud-wrestle, v. 1976–.

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   Feb 24, 2017 · Originally a purse and hand warmer in one, the muff was first introduced to women’s fashion in 1570, when fur trimming was becoming popular.” Figure 1 shows an example of an early muff from the late 16th century, covered in gilt metal embroidery.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › muffMUFF - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

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   A muff is a piece of fur or thick cloth shaped like a short, hollow cylinder. You wear a muff on your hands to keep them warm in cold weather. [...]