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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
mute swan n 1: soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated [syn: mute swan, Cygnus olor] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Mute \Mute\, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. my`ein to shut, Skr. m[=u]ta bound, m[=u]ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF. mu, L. mutus.] 1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent. [1913 Webster] All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence was in heaven. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal. [1913 Webster] Mute swan (Zool.), a European wild white swan (Cygnus olor syn. Cygnus gibbus), which produces no loud notes, in distinction from the Trumpeter swan. [1913 Webster] Syn: Silent; dumb; speechless. Usage: Mute, Silent, Dumb. One is silent who does not speak; one is dumb who can not, for want of the proper organs; as, a dumb beast, etc.; and hence, figuratively, we speak of a person as struck dumb with astonishment, etc. One is mute who is held back from speaking by some special cause; as, he was mute through fear; mute astonishment, etc. Such is the case with most of those who never speak from childhood; they are not ordinarily dumb, but mute because they are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence their more appropriate name is deaf-mutes. [1913 Webster] They spake not a word; But, like dumb statues, or breathing stones, Gazed each on other. --Shak. [1913 Webster] All sat mute, Pondering the danger with deep thoughts. --Milton. [1913 Webster] | ||
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