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   Muzzle , n. [OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or snout, LL. musellus, fr. musus, morsus. See Muse, v. i., and cf. Morsel.]
   The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.
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   The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.
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   A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.
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   With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound
   Dryden.
   
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   Muzzle sight. (Gun.) See Dispart, n., 2.
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   Muzzle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muzzled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Muzzling .] [F. museler.]
   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; as, the dictator muzzled all the newspapers. “My dagger muzzled.” 
   Shak.
   
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   Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
   Deut. xxv. 4.
   
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   To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.]
   L'Estrange.
   
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   Muzzle, v. i. To bring the mouth or muzzle near.
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   The bear muzzles and smells to him.
   L'Estrange.
   
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