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English Dictionary: mute by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mute
adj
  1. expressed without speech; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
    Synonym(s): mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless
  2. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
    Synonym(s): dumb, mute, silent
n
  1. a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: mute, {deaf- mute}, deaf-and-dumb person]
  2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
v
  1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mute \Mute\, v. t. [L. mutare to change. See {Molt}.]
      To cast off; to molt.
  
               Have I muted all my feathers?                  --Beau. & Fl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mute \Mute\, v. t. & i. [F. mutir, [82]meutir, OF. esmeltir, fr.
      OD. smelten, prop., to melt. See {Smelt}.]
      To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds. --B.
      Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mute \Mute\, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. [?] to shut, Skr. m[?]ta
      bound, m[?]ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF.
      mu, L. mutus.]
      1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
  
                     All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence was
                     in heaven.                                          --Milton.
  
      Note: In law a prisoner is said to stand mute, when, upon
               being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead
               directly, or will not put himself on trial.
  
      2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. --Dryden.
  
      3. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by
            complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the
            passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th
            {Mute}, 2.
  
      4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a
            metal.
  
      {Mute swan} (Zo[94]l.), a European wild white swan ({Cygnus
            gibbus}), which produces no loud notes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mute \Mute\, n.
      The dung of birds. --Hudibras.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mute \Mute\, n.
      1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability,
            unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically:
            (a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from
                  early life, is unable to use articulate language; a
                  deaf-mute.
            (b) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.
            (c) A person whose part in a play does not require him to
                  speak.
            (d) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is
                  selected for his place because he can not speak.
  
      2. (Phon.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent
            letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech
            formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the
            passage of the breath; as, {p}, {b}, {d}, {k}, {t}.
  
      3. (Mus.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other
            material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect
            position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument,
            in order to deaden or soften the tone.
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