muzzle
The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jawsThe protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
» Why doesn't your dog wear a muzzle?
Warum trägt dein Hund keinen Maulkorb?
Warum trägt Ihr Hund keinen Maulkorb?
Почему ваша собака без намордника?
Чому твій собака не в наморднику?
Чому ваш собака не в наморднику?
Meaning
6 sensesThe protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
Schnauze, Nüster
мо́рдаmórda, ры́лоrýlo
мо́рдаmórda
forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
(broadly, derogatory, slang)A person's mouth.
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
Maulkorb
намо́рдникnamórdnik
намо́рдникnamórdnyk
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
The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.
the open circular discharging end of a gun
(Scotland)A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.
Mündung
ду́лоdúlo, жерло́žerló
ду́лоdúlo
(historical, obsolete)An openwork covering for the nose, used for the defense of the horse, and forming part of the bards in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Examples
17 sentencesWhy doesn't your dog wear a muzzle?
Чому твій собака не в наморднику? — deniko
ruПочему ваша собака без намордника? — odexed
deWarum trägt dein Hund keinen Maulkorb? — raggione
I need to buy a muzzle for my dog.
ruМне нужно купить собаке намордник. — marafon
Tom stroked the horse's muzzle.
The government is trying to muzzle the press.
ruПравительство пытается заткнуть рот прессе. — marafon
Coyotes have longer and pointier muzzles than wolves.
Translations
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Origin
From earlier muzle, musle, mousle, mussel, mozell, from Middle English mosel, from Old FreFrom 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 English cæfl (“gag, bit, muzzle”), see English cavel.
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Forms
plural: muzzlesSynonyms
4 synonyms- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting:gag
- the open circular discharging end of a gun:gun muzzle