Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet. 2. (n.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard. 3. (n.) A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed. 4. (n.) One who muffles. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MUFFLER muf'-ler (re`alah): The name given to an article of woman's dress in Isaiah 3:19. It describes a veil more elaborate and costly than the ordinary. A cognate word in the sense of "veiled" is applied in the Mishna (Shabbath, vi.6) to Jewesses from Arabia. See DRESS.