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动物之鼻口,口络,枪口戴口络於,上口罩

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Muzzle \Muz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muzzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Muzzling}.] [F. museler.]
   1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to
      prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to
      sheathe; to restrain from speech or action. ``My dagger
      muzzled.'' --Shak.

            Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out
            the corn.                             --Deut. xxv.
                                                  4.

   2. To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.

Muzzle \Muz"zle\, n. [OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or
   snout, LL. musellus, fr. musus, morsus. See {Muse}, v. i.,
   and cf. {Morsel}.]
   1. The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a
      horse; a snout.

   2. The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge;
      as, the muzzle of a gun.

   3. A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth
      of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.

            With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound
                                                  --Dryden.

   {Muzzle sight}. (Gun.) See {Dispart}, n., 2.

Muzzle \Muz"zle\, v. i.
   To bring the mouth or muzzle near.

         The bear muzzles and smels to him.       --L'Estrange.

资料来源 : WordNet®

muzzle
     n 1: the open circular discharging end of a gun [syn: {gun muzzle}]
     2: forward projecting part of the head of certain animals;
        includes the jaws and nose
     3: a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout
        (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from
        eating or biting
     4: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or
        shouting [syn: {gag}]

muzzle
     v 1: fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting
          strangers"
     2: prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" [syn: {gag}]
     3: tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them;
        "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a
        chair" [syn: {gag}]