| 单词 | muffler |
| 例句 | We made our children gargle with warm saltwater and wrap mufflers around their necks. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The fangs, the paw mufflers—these had been nothing compared to what had been done to him now. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In the yard, Aziza lay in a wicker bassinet, dressed in layers of clothing, a winter muffler wrapped snugly around her neck. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He almost forgot his muffler, then remembered how cold it had been last time, when autumn crept in to remind them of the bitter season to come. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They put on mittens and coats and warm hoods and shawls, and wrapped mufflers around their necks and thick woolen veils over their faces. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She put on Laura’s coat and mittens and the warm cape with the hood, and wrapped a muffler around her neck, and let her go. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Silence: only the rattling of the car, the roar of the engine, the growling of the muffler—which did not sound healthy. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He could still hear the door slamming too, and there, that clatter, that was the muffler pipe. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Following the voice, I found my father standing in the street in a soggy sweater, breath pluming before him like muffler exhaust on a cold morning. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He called a taxi, and when it came — a bright yellow Checker, with a loose muffler — he directed the driver to Ralph’s address first. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And she proceeded to unwind her muffler from her neck and to take off her hat, which she hung on one of the bedposts. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z One of the Beauxbatons girls still clutching a muffler around her head gave what was unmistakably a derisive laugh. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It needed a new muffler that Pa said he didn’t have money to fix. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z With a small chill, I remembered: Camilla, her throat wrapped in a red muffler, unable to speak. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Lefty and Zizmo wore gloves and mufflers as they waited on the shore of Belle Isle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Grover leaned back, disappearing from view as the gay yellow cab puttered away, its muffler clattering forlornly after it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a maroon cashmere muffler which had hiked up on his neck, giving him next to no protection against the cold. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I know without turning around that there are dark clouds of smoke streaming from the muffler. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z But there was something too familiar about the sound the car made, a broken muffler sound he had heard before. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They were wrapped up in so many coats and mufflers and veils and shawls that they looked like big, shapeless bundles. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The dangerous possibilities, the fumes from the bad muffler, the bumpiness of the road—I felt a queasiness in my stomach. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Clyde stuck the fork in Vendor Reilly’s muffler and ordered him out of the garage, threatening him with dismissal if he didn’t show up early to begin working the French Quarter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Talc saw again Mr. Reilly with his massive muffler and that awful girl anarchist with the valise who traveled around with Mr. Reilly and littered the campus with leaflets. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re out late, my dear,” said a gentleman in a top hat and white silk muffler. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The plaid flannel shirt made a jacket unnecessary while the muffler guarded exposed Reilly skin between earflap and collar. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s as thin as fettuccine and wears a peacoat and a muffler. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He put on his overcoat and muffler and began writing again with slow determination. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He watches as his muffler, in slow motion, winds itself around the Packard’s back wheel. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He followed them up and down the lake in his launch, wrapped in an overcoat and muffler, bellowing at them through his megaphone. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z For long stretches, the bus is quiet, save for the rattle of the muffler. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Somehow he had kept hold of it throughout our near disaster at sea, but now it was stove in on one side like a bent muffler pipe. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You are puncturing my imported muffler,” Ignatius screamed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The muffler on my beat-up black Honda had fallen off somewhere between Pittsburgh and Clover, which meant everyone in Lacks Town heard each time I passed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Despite the park’s nonconformity, during the 1950s organized tournaments and other games were played there almost every day, even in winter, with players wrapped in mufflers and hats, awkwardly moving their pieces with gloved hands. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His motorcycle was broken in two pieces, the muffler dangled, the spring forks were bent, the handlebars twisted. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The Cadillac, with both mufflers gone, sounded like a heavy bomber coming in on a wing and a prayer. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He made careful preparations, wrapping himself in several coats and mufflers and encasing his neat boots in goloshes. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Police say the muffler was below the surface and that mud covered the passenger side. Hundreds gather to remember 'BUCKWILD' star 2013-04-07T14:54:12Z Wednesday inside a muffler shop in the 10500 block of South Avenue B, according to Chicago police. Man critically wounded in East Side shooting 2012-05-17T08:54:00Z She reminds motorists planning to camp in the rough that hot mufflers can easily set fire to dry brush and grasses. Last-ditch places to stay to view the solar eclipse 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Trump attorney Michael Cohen for Midas mufflers: “When silence is worth it.” Style Invitational Week 1271: Yodel his praises 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Comprising a full-size, beat-up black hearse enclosed in a steel cage beneath a kind of thundercloud of rusted exhaust pipes and mufflers, it’s materially overpowering, even off-putting, a little scary. Black Grief, White Grievance: Artists Search for Racial Justice 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z In September, the Storrs family opened a second vegan establishment, Sunflower Bakehouse, in a former muffler shop in the community of Donelson on the east side of Nashville. A Taste of Vegan Nashville 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “It seizes up weapons, manhandles mufflers, destroys highway guardrails, and spreads like a cancer in concrete.” Jonathan Waldman’s ‘Rust’ shows the substance’s corrosive power 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z As the mechanic twisted the bike’s throttle back and forth, explosive bursts roared out of its muffler. Trading my bicycle for a Harley: Learning to ride a motorcycle at 57 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The continuous drone was engine noise, purring and rumbling and revving, sometimes roaring with muffler trouble or the flamboyance of a loud motorcycle. The Art of Summer: The Contrapuntal Sounds of Gridlock 2011-08-09T23:37:12Z Scrupulous buyers are bound to notice the dings, the second coat of paint or the rusty muffler anyway. How To Get Your Car Ready To Sell 2010-03-26T21:00:00Z For those who loved ’s fall collection of wide-leg trousers in army khaki and chic leopard mufflers, his latest seems a continuation of that masculine attitude. Fashion Review: In Paris, Designers Hit the Redial Button 2010-09-30T23:10:00Z As the four-day ordeal unfolded, Mr. Sinatra was held hostage and driven around California in the trunk of a Chevy with a bad muffler. Frank Sinatra Jr., who lived in the shadow of his famous father, dies at 72 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z “You’re the best neighbors, but your muffler is keeping us up nights — literally.” Social Q?s: If a No-Show Shows 2011-01-27T23:04:18Z We shook hands hastily and they drove off to Westport, the vandalized muffler audible long after the car rounded a corner and disappeared out of sight. Don’t shoot me! I’m just picking mushrooms! 2013-09-08T13:30:00Z The company started with basic tops and tights, but this year has expanded to leggings, mufflers, hats and, yes, even skinny jeans. Power Suits Take On New Meaning 2010-12-17T23:46:37Z The landscape is not short on ignition sources — whether it’s power lines or hot mufflers or cigarettes flicked out of a window. Wildfire seasons in WA are burning differently 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z She’s had to repair the radiator and replace a muffler, and had some electrical work done when mice chewed wiring to the battery. 'I fell in love,' and other pickup lines from Seattle-area truck fans 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z They don’t need oil changes and have no transmissions, mufflers or fuel pumps that can wear out or break down. Electric Vans, Delayed by Production Problems, Find Eager Buyers 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z According to court documents, a Portsmouth homeowner was working on his property in September 2020 when he heard the loud muffler of a passing car. Man stole so brazenly that it wasn’t a burglary, Ohio Supreme Court rules 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z It wasn’t long ago we were America’s Singapore, a nanny state that might ticket you for anything from jaywalking to spitting to driving around with a noisy muffler. The Seattle seesaw: Traffic tickets from police have dropped 90% 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Inspecting the Dodge Neon, Kalender noted two bullet holes in the rear fender and a bullet fragment beneath the muffler. Suspect had an 'extensive history and feud' with family gunned down in Goshen 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Many other complaints were attributed to cars and motorcycles with modified mufflers. Obnoxiously loud car? A traffic camera might be listening 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z But drivers often modify their cars and motorcycles to be louder, such as by installing "whistle tips" on the exhaust system to make noise or removing mufflers. Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z “Cars come by and they don’t have mufflers,” said Thomson, 54, who remodels homes for a living. Lost sleep, jangled nerves, panicked pets: The rising onslaught of harmful noise 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Currently, drivers can be ticketed for illegally modified mufflers on cars and motorcycles, but there’s no mechanism to ensure that violators must fix them. These California Bills Are Still Awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Signature 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Several miles away, in a maze of auto parts shops with mufflers and mirrors dangling from the ceilings, Samir Ahady is facing a different problem. As the Afghan economy crumbles, small businesses struggle to hang on 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z Not too long ago, I was driving to get an estimate to install a new muffler on my truck. Perspective | A checklist for people thinking about buying an old house 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z "Cars come by and they don't have mufflers," said Thomson, 54, who remodels homes for a living. Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z But drivers often modify their cars and motorcycles to be louder by installing “whistle tips” on the exhaust system to make noise or by removing mufflers. Lost sleep, jangled nerves, panicked pets: The rising onslaught of harmful noise 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z They found a surprising abundance of war memorials and scenic green spaces, as well as a burial site for Civil War veterans that is now a parking lot for a muffler store. One Cure for Pandemic Doldrums: Walking Every Street in Your City 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Converters are sold for the precious metals that are inside the muffler, including platinum, palladium and rhodium. Eastside law enforcement agencies form task force to tackle catalytic converter thefts 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The Illinois-based supplier of mufflers and other car parts will continue to operate under the Tenneco brand following the deal, the companies said. NLRB members deny Starbucks ballot bid 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Dirty, super-heated air from a car’s engine passes through the honey-comb chambers of a catalytic converter before entering the muffler and exiting through the tail pipe. Low risk, high reward: Catalytic converter thieves are cashing in and causing financial pain for car owners 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z The ticker paper didn’t hurt him, but a muffler dropped off a car, flipped, and almost clocked the general in the head. Presidential visits trace L.A. history from small town to big-money donors 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Makers of mufflers, fuel injection systems and other parts could go out of business, leaving many workers jobless. Why This Could Be a Critical Year for Electric Cars 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z I always imagined them racing back to the exchange trying to brush itsy bits of pastry off their ties, mufflers and beards. A Brand-New Cake From a Pastry Paradise 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The FAA recommended that owners and operators of general-aviation planes install detectors, inspect exhaust systems and replace mufflers at regular intervals, but did not require those steps. NTSB: Require small planes to have carbon monoxide detectors 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Fire, in turn, often relies on the connectivity of these plants to carry flames from a human source — for instance, a road where a dragging car muffler generates sparks — to nearby shrublands and forests. southern California spared major fires as rains ends an unprecedented season 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z As they chased down the activists toward the entrance hall, wearing black mufflers that hid their faces, they were stopped by a security staff member. Echoes of Trump at a Rally for France’s Far-Right Upstart 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z It simply turns on the headlights, emits a few come-hither rumbles and waits as Alexia straps herself into the backseat and initiates her own frenzied joyride, sans lubricant, muffler or shock absorber. Review: Outré sex and violence aside, Cannes-winning 'Titane' is a surprisingly sweet love story 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z We moved with the plodding traffic through the human landscape of modern America: car dealers, churches, fast-food joints, motels, muffler shops, martial arts studios . Perspective | On the road: Pondering America on a post-pandemic trip down I-95 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z Most fires are caused by humans — by power lines falling, by sparking mufflers dragging on the pavement and by gardening equipment, for example — although few are intentionally started. Warning Shot for California: A Los Angeles Wildfire in May 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z The vehicles would need working lights, brakes and mufflers. Proposal allowing ATVs on Alaska roads draws safety concerns 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z Catalytic converters, the shiny bulbous contraptions found between a car’s engine and the muffler, might seem like an unlikely target of a national crime wave. Thieves Nationwide Are Slithering Under Cars, Swiping Catalytic Converters 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z He stepped off the back of the train with a knot of regular commuters, dressed not in disguise, as was reported, but in a short coat, hat and muffler. Opinion | Lincoln came to the presidency at a treacherous time, too. His inauguration can give us hope. 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z He described a rash of complaints about drag racing, loud mufflers and tire-squealing maneuvers. Albuquerque eyes spike in drag racing during pandemic 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z The bill as presented to Northam also would block police from stopping vehicles for things like tinted windows, loud mufflers and even air fresheners dangling from a rearview mirror. Virginia governor worried about part of traffic stop bill 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z At times, people in the crowd couldn’t help wincing at the gunshot popping of tricked-out vehicles without mufflers, but most roared in approval. Inside N.Y.C.’s Insanely Loud Car Culture 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z One afternoon, Jessica Manlove, 31, pulled up in front of the restaurant with her husband and two kids in a black truck with a busted muffler and monster wheels. Meg’s choice: She could reopen her diner. But what about the hungry people she’s feeding? 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z I actually jumped on the back to get on the moped with him and burnt my calf on the muffler. Mets honor Seaver with salute, jersey and dirt-smudged knee 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Paramedics passed with sirens on, then a coupe with a loud muffler. SDOT seeks cheap ways to protect neighborhoods from traffic detoured by West Seattle Bridge closure 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z The leaks are beneath an insulation heat shield near the exhaust pipe and muffler. US probes fuel leaks in older Chevy Cobalt and HHR vehicles 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Gone is the tyranny of motorcycles, whose owners routinely remove mufflers for a bit of extra mileage. Postcards from a nervous world: Tales from the other side of the shutdowns 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z The original RZR was designed with a pipe known as the exhaust header connecting the engine and muffler. The Polaris RZR, an Off-Road Thrill That Can Go Up in Flames 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z On “People,” he noted “suburban kids with biblical names” and the sound of drums that “march along at the clip of an I.V. drip / Like sparks from a muffler dragged down the strip.” David Berman, acclaimed indie-rock singer-songwriter and poet, dies at 52 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z The other implements reportedly included tire irons, a muffler, a shopping cart and even a couch. Four Michigan teens to be sentenced as adults in connection with 'Overpassing' game death 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The posters include a shot of Mr. Wepner in his boxing trunks, posing in a muffler ad for the shop. ‘Rocky’ Has a Statue in Philadelphia. Now the ‘Real Rocky’ Will Get One in Jersey. 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z She spent her early years in Paris, where, she later wrote, “my temperature was taken twice a day, my head was perpetually wrapped in some woolen muffler.” Francine du Plessix Gray, acclaimed novelist, biographer and memoirist, dies at 88 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z I climbed into the truck and the high rumble of the muffler echoed through the morning mist. My fundamentalist childhood: less like a temple, more like a cage 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z “Just coming back from a six-day flip on the bike – booze, drugs, no mufflers, burglary, the works … trying to stay alive … I think maybe I am about to be snuffed,” he writes. 'Hell and slander': Hunter S Thompson's letters to childhood friend to be sold 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z According to police reports, Tanner was pulled over by a Kootenai County deputy on May 9 for driving 31 mph in a 25 mph speed zone, as well as having a loud muffler. Idaho judge scolds deputies for illegal detention 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Accompanied by artists including underground legend Barbara Manning, the group offered music centered on a handmade percussion instrument cobbled together from a car muffler and other bang-friendly items. Review: The Broad brings walls of noise in honor of Joseph Beuys, via vicious sets from Matmos, Faust, Pharmakon, EYE and more 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z The ordinance which was passed by the City Council 8-1, would change current laws that require officers to measure the decibel noise from mufflers using a noise meter before issuing an infraction. Amendment to noise ordinance could make it easier for police to cite loud cars 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z INCIDENTS: 22 reports of the muffler plastic heat shield melting and three reports of muffler plastic heat shield fires. Recalls this week: chain saws, crayons, pottery wheels 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Wow, will those kids be excited when they open up their goody bags with a print copy of The Wall Street Journal, a discount muffler and a delicious bag of Kangaroo Jerky. Zombie College Football Bowls and Kangaroo Jerky 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z She made ends meet with food stamps, and drove a blue Ford Zephyr with no muffler or driver’s side window. Becoming a Steelworker Liberated Her. Then Her Job Moved to Mexico. 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z And here’s the other thing to consider: The heat shield — on most cars — is welded to the muffler. Drive without heat shield on muffler? Not a good idea 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Right now I am still on a list to rent a car even temporarily, and dependent on a rickety old Volvo station wagon with a less-than-perfect muffler lent by a good friend. We Lived Through a Flood. Now We Have a Very Long To-Do List. 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Places with weaker economies and limitations emerged with those still banging along, like an older car with a muffler dragging on the road — but you’ve got to drive it. Tacoma’s fits-and-starts recovery takes another blow 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z It prohibits the removal of muffler systems from vehicles. Boise bans excessively loud vehicles, authorizes $100 fines 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Paul area, typically for minor offenses such as driving on a suspended license or without proof of insurance, speeding, driving without a muffler or not wearing a seat belt. Key figures in trial of officer who killed Philando Castile 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Now, maybe your car is one of those where the muffler isn’t right up against the underside of the car. Drive without heat shield on muffler? Not a good idea 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The blaze started Sunday when the muffler overheated on a brush-clearing device being used by a private company working on Mandeville Canyon Road to clear flammable material from around homes. Brush fire ignited by weed whacker in Brentwood 95% contained 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z We tackled the law governing mufflers and loud exhaust systems after several people emailed Traffic Lab with complaints about excessively noisy cars, trucks and motorcycles, as well as a Seattle reader’s parking concern. After multimillion-dollar plan to boost Highway 2 safety, ‘Has the effort borne fruit?’ 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z So this week we’ll explore the law governing mufflers and exhaust noise. Exhausted with loud exhaust systems? Some readers fuming 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z The series doesn’t require any gear beyond a helmet, goggles, a muffler and a kill switch. Birdseye ATV racer succeeds despite kidney disease diagnosis 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z A relay driver, he exchanges freight — mufflers, batteries, drums of window-washer fluid — with another driver in La Crosse, Wis., and then makes deliveries to five stores on his route. The Jobs Americans Do 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Another, the Sleep Cocoon from Be Relax, looks a bit like an oversized muffler with two holes to hold your hands as you muffle your face into the self-inflating air-cushioned top of it. New travel luggage, accessories 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Instead, he turned his energies to automobile mufflers. Opinion | The NRA wants to suppress one of guns’ most important safety features 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z The younger Maxim had a knack for reducing loud noises; he also contributed to the development of the automobile muffler. Gun silencers are hard to buy. Donald Trump Jr. and silencer makers want to change that. 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z In some ways it is a tradition that stretches back at least as far as the 1960s with Thrush’s hot-rod mufflers. Giving Today’s Car a Well-Tuned Interior 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The hot muffler on his car ignited grass parched by years of drought, investigators said in an account filed in federal court. Sanctuary city illegal immigrant sparks $61 million fire in Sequoia National Forest 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z “So we tied the muffler up,” she said, and that was her day so far. ‘Finally. Someone who thinks like me.’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The entire automotive model changed dramatically when mainframes started mattering more than mufflers. Amazon's New 30-Hour Work Week Will Change Your Job, Too 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z I drove around for years in a 30-year-old Volvo with a muffler tied on with a coat hanger and red tape for a taillight. Driving while black? Even Seattle’s Ron Sims counts 8 cop stops 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Two other traffic offenses were reduced to muffler violations to which he pleaded guilty. Jets DL Richardson suspended for season opener by NFL 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The piece of equipment most associated with his rise to stardom looks more like an old muffler. Why Jordan Spieth Uses a Rusty Old Putter 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Zombies, a busted muffler and now a check-engine light as she was driving. ‘Finally. Someone who thinks like me.’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The muffler had a large hole in the front and small holes on top. Alva woman’s cold case relaunched by relative 60 years later 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z He left out the bit about the muffler. The Life-Style Guru of Frugality 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Have your vehicle muffler and tailpipes checked regularly. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z For example, the muffler is not chrome, because leading up to wartime, materials like chrome were difficult to obtain. BMW Motorcycles and a Tour Through History 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z “Does anybody ever ask,” Turner said, “if there’s too many muffler shops in Portland?” Entrepreneurial spirit is flourishing in Oregon’s sin industries: Booze and pot 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z "That's like sitting in the meeting with mufflers on your ears." A Remote Worker’s Guide to Conference Calls 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Try driving here in a low-clearance vehicle and your muffler might fall off. Summit Lake: a beckoning hideaway in Oregon Cascades 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Police said a car driven by Comford rear-ended another vehicle, dislodging the muffler and denting the bumper. Police arrest man in fatal crash near Washington hospital 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo—Motor-scooter mufflers, truck horns and loudspeakers blared outside the walls of a church hall here, but inside there was only the rumble of a timpani. Congolese Symphony Hits High Notes Around the Globe 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z I adjust the muffler, soft as a cloud, warm from Zora's skin and smelling of gardenias. Heartworm : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Bowman paid for two cars in $71,000 in cash and spent more than $26,000 on new speakers, rims, tires, suede lining, a muffler and other extras for the vehicles. Cases dropped, others in jeopardy over California FBI agent 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z His press secretary, Kristina Kyriacou, was filmed body-checking his questioner, Channel 4 News’s Michael Crick and pulling the wind muffler off his microphone as Crick asked whether Charles had behaved “unconstitutionally”. Prince Charles 'black spider' memos published after 10-year legal battle 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z “It’s definitely eerie. You stare at the woods and dead bodies are back there,” said Colin Meyer, manager of a nearby muffler and brake shop. Convict identified as suspect in Connecticut serial killings 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z "It's definitely eerie. You stare at the woods and dead bodies are back there," said Colin Meyer, manager of a nearby muffler and brake shop. Convict identified as suspect in Connecticut serial killings 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z That was two days after a video surfaced showing Officer Slager, 33, gunning down Mr. Scott, 50, in a field beside a muffler shop on the edge of North Charleston. Police Unions, Facing Public Anger, Rethink How to Address Shootings 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z "It means that they might be a little jumpy, or they might have bad dreams at night. Maybe if a muffler backfires, they may cringe a little faster than the rest of us." 4 Tips for Managing Veterans 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z As soon as he stopped the car, the driver, Mr. Scott, fled and Officer Slager chased him into a grassy lot that abuts a muffler shop. Walter Scott Shooting Video Stopped Case From Being Swept Under Rug, Family Says 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The driver, Walter L. Scott, 50, ran away, and Officer Slager chased him into a grassy lot that abuts a muffler shop. South Carolina Officer Is Charged With Murder in Black Man’s Death 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Rust “seizes up weapons, manhandles mufflers, destroys highway guardrails, and spreads like a cancer in concrete,” he writes. Book Review: Rust 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Unless you want to buy a new muffler soon, get the undercarriage wash. Worse than salt, brine sprayed on roads will munch your car to pieces 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z As I unwound my muffler on that chill, windy day, Chiara set out two soup bowls. Cooking chard from the garden can be simply delicious 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Those 777X engine parts are the engine nacelle fan cowl, a sort of muffler for the jet fan, and the engine nacelle, Boeing executives said. Boeing to send more 737 MAX, 777X work to South Carolina plant 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The exhaust goes through pipes outside, but it will eventually be connected to a large muffler on the school’s rooftop. Dynamometer shifts Brighton High auto lab into high gear 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z With cloud-based IT, “You buy the car, not the muffler,” he said. OracleVoice: Mark Hurd: Cloud Represents 'Maturation Of IT Industry' 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z It turned out the initial “gunshots” were actually from the car’s muffler backfiring. Ohio to launch reforms after Cleveland police slammed by feds 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The exhaust system is completely “uncorked,” meaning there are no mufflers, reducing engine back pressure and delivering a classic Ferrari yowl. Ferrari Debuts FXX K, A Track-Only LaFerrari Development Car 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z On closer inspection you also notice there’s no muffler. This is the fastest electric motorcycle you can buy 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z I loved this idea — Darwin had such amazing fur, a knitted muffler would even smell like him! The Recent Loss of My Cat Led Me to Explore the World of Pet Memorials 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z For example, the agency says, if a car muffler is guaranteed for life, the manufacturer must specify whether this is for as long as the car runs — or only as long as you own it. Limitations of a company's 'lifetime' warranty 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z In five years of living in Broad Channel, they have lost a series of brakes and a muffler system to flooding and related rot. Debate Over Cost and Practicality of Protecting Part of Queens Coast 2013-07-09T21:20:46Z They roared off, past the muffler shops toward Northern Boulevard, their yellow and black club emblems visible through the dust on the Willets Point streets. Queensboro Motorcycle Club’s Engines Revving, for 103 Years Now 2013-04-27T04:21:45Z His reputation as a game manager, a thinly veiled criticism in football circles, has trailed him like a rusty muffler. Super Bowl — Joe Flacco Shrugs Off Critics and Chalks Up Wins 2013-01-22T01:19:30Z "During the annual inspection, the mechanic noted that the muffler was inspected, removed, weld repaired, and reinstalled," the report said. Report: Plane fixed before crash with OSU coaches 2013-01-18T20:06:07Z Like the sparks from the Union Pacific welding equipment, the mufflers of four-wheelers have been known to ignite passing brush. Op-Ed Contributor: The Wildfires Still Burn 2012-10-19T03:31:06Z Although considered hallowed ground in golf, the National, as it is called in Georgia, is set alongside Augusta's Washington Road, a clamorous collection of fast-food franchises, discount outlets and muffler shops. On Par: The Day Augusta Said Ike Was Out of Order 2012-08-21T01:42:33Z They live in a small apartment next to a discount muffler shop. For Marshall Islanders, Hopes and Troubles in Arkansas 2012-07-04T17:32:42Z The core’s thermal bounty is thought to be overwhelmingly primordial, left over from the planet’s gravitational formation and mostly trapped inside by the rocky muffler of the mantle. Earth’s Core: The Enigma 1,800 Miles Below Us 2012-05-28T19:27:17Z The muffler didn't show any "preimpact anomalies," according to the report. Report: Plane fixed before crash with OSU coaches 2013-01-18T20:06:07Z The military’s researchers are aiming to improve parts that drain energy, such as radiators, air filters, and mufflers. Better Gas Mileage, Thanks to the Pentagon 2012-05-17T22:53:46Z “Now, Bob dear, don’t get too excited and do keep your muffler well wrapped round your throat.” The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The few passengers and railway servants that were to be seen upon the platform were all enwrapped in mufflers and overcoats. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z He did not seem in a good temper, and when Niko helped him to disengage himself from the muffler, he asked with a growl if the fool thought he was spinning a top. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The chauffeur worked a powerful motor with a muffler cutout at about the time Mr. X., inside the house, was making his appearance. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z He stepped briskly forward as he spake, and induced me by a kind of gentle urgency to enter the house, taking from me, with the ease of a trained servant, my hat, coat, and muffler. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z He stepped briskly forward as he spoke, and induced me by a kind of gentle urgency to enter the house, taking from me with the ease of a trained servant my hat, coat, and muffler. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z As fitting preparation for his four-hour journey in the stuffy interior of the coach, careful relatives had enveloped the urchin in a heavy top-coat and wound a thick muffler round his neck. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Her companion was standing with his back to me, a muffler round his neck and his cap slouched over his eyes. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z The whirring gears hummed a strident tune, and the explosions from the now open muffler sounded in an unbroken roar. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z "What is it?" and I pulled from the lower part of my face the silk muffler I was wearing. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Little groups of young people passed, the girls with knots of blue at their throats or with mufflers of orange and black, the young men with college-buttons or with protruding handkerchiefs of the college colors. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Hastily I wound the muffler round my neck till my chin was hidden in its folds, and put on my hat. Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience 2012-01-25T03:00:36.210Z He opened the muffler so as to get rid of all back pressure, and opened the throttle to its widest extent. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z The snow storm ceased in the afternoon, when Roger and Adrian, donning their boots, mufflers, and short jackets, trudged off to the hill, dragging clipper sleds with them. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z He stepped forward as he spoke, and induced me by a kind of urgency to enter the house, taking from me with the ease of a trained servant my hat, coat, and muffler. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z I'm sick of being fussed over for ever and ever, and having wristers and mufflers knitted for me—and being told to put on my rubbers! The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z True, I might remove the spectacles—but in that case I could not trust my nerve; or I might take off the muffler but then I could not trust the tiger. Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience 2012-01-25T03:00:36.210Z "And we sent him a lot of mufflers and mittens," cried Miss Yard. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z The spark catcher and muffler for the crane hadn’t been maintained and was in “poor condition,” the report said. BP Ordered to Boost Safety Following Norway Probe Into Fire 2012-01-05T13:34:02Z The victim got off at 96th, carefully straightening his muffler inside his black overcoat. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z Turning into Saint James's Street, Alice saw her brother standing at the side of a crossing, with a great-coat and a white muffler on, the air being sharp. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Bob nodded, and opened the throttle little by little, while the chauffeur held his foot on the muffler cut-out pedal, in order to relieve the engine of all back pressure. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z Growling mufflers contribute to the soundtrack of the streets. Panama Journal: In Panama City, Red Devil Buses Yield to Paler, Safer Kind 2011-12-29T23:50:21Z He had put on his greatcoat and was now adjusting a white silk muffler. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Inspired, Jaggi tested configurations in a lab and worked with a muffler shop to install a prototype on a car. 30 Under 30: Energy 2011-12-19T16:31:02Z Here, get off this coat, and these mufflers, and—— I was d——d near dying in that vile chaise. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Sergeant Reilly's hard old face was wrapped round with his muffler. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Up to that moment he had been fielding in his woollen muffler, his overcoat, and, last but not least, his wonderful top hat. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z A rich mixture may be quickly discovered by black smoke issuing from the muffler, the exhaust gas having a very pungent odor. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z By and by the "blues" themselves appear in sweater, muffler, and blazer, and "paddle" about the track to supple their muscles and regain disused racing strides. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z He drew up his Chinese silk muffler over his chin. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Prudence watched him from the window disentangling himself from the carriage rugs, and fussing with the muffler which he wore wound carefully about his throat. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z A red woollen muffler was wound several times round his neck, and his capacious person was enveloped in an enormous overcoat, the like of which I had never seen before. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z Two disguised men rushed upon him from opposite sides of the road with savage growls, their blackened faces half hid in mufflers. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z With that muffler around your head, deacon, ye are enough to frighten the devil out of Babylon. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z They’ve opened the muffler and are trying to reverse I guess! Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z Just off the sidelines were several human figures made from mufflers, the native sculptural totem of Willets Point, welded together by workers and displayed outside shops as an eye-catching, humorous draw for customers. City Room: In a Willets Pt. Junkyard, Soccer Claims Eminent Domain 2011-10-31T18:41:19Z And then she quickly got in-doors, and put on her hood and muffler, and slipped out into the dusk. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z It was soon essential to introduce a new fashion in dinner garments: overcoats, sweaters, and heavy shawls, felt hats and mufflers. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The children in the hospital had the biggest tree that the ward would hold, and all the old men and women in the workhouse had a big tea, and shawls and mufflers. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Mrs. Timberlake had put down the muffler, and while she spoke, she smoothed it slowly and carefully over her knee. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Both girls were well bundled up in heavy storm coats, mufflers, and close-fitting woollen caps pulled down over their ears. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z The duty-pilot comes in after him, with a flying-cap on his head, and a muffler round his neck, and a pair of gloves in his hand. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z Suddenly Forrester heard the roar of opened mufflers in the other direction, and the next instant two black shapes passed swiftly by through the fog. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z They were both tragically young, one of them a pretty boy in a muffler that might have been knitted by any mother in the land. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z Angelica had promised a dozen mufflers to the War Relief Association, and since it made her nervous to knit, she gracefully left the work for others to do. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Robert seized the vicar’s overcoat and helped him into it, and, with unusual solicitude for his health, inquired if he had not thought of wearing a muffler. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z The little figure seems to take something of its head, and to unwind a muffler from its neck. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z Forrester took an electric pocket lamp from the top of his chiffonier, and a dark muffler from a drawer. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z A few nights later still, and the pretty ex-clerk was smiling through his collar of soft muffler across the counter. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z She says she will furnish all the wool you need, and she hopes you will make socks instead of mufflers. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z “I allays wears a old muffler when the weather’s sharp.” Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z He has a muffler round his neck and his hat pulled down to his ears. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Forrester took out the muffler and wound it about his neck and face until only his eyes were exposed. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z The dulcet yodel of the tom cat, the musical purr of the open muffler and the rhythmical chime of the flat car wheel is symphony plenty a-nuff for the city denizens. The Discards 2011-08-27T02:00:23.603Z As if in response to his words, Mrs. Timberlake rolled up the half-finished muffler, thrust her long knitting needles through the mesh, and leaned forward until she met Blackburn's eyes. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z In order to develop every ounce of power of which the motor was capable Frank had opened the muffler cut-out, and the uproar was terrific. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z Suddenly I see her pouncing on three giggling young hussies just in front—the inevitable black velveteen tam, the inevitable white curly muffler, the inevitable lower-class flappers. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z In payment for bread and jam he loosed his muffler and played the mouth-organ. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z By the way, Camaro guy with the broken muffler, that soda can may have bounced off my helmet, but it still hurt on the inside. | Road Hogs 2011-08-15T11:00:45Z Miss Meade is teaching me to knit a muffler—only it gets narrower all the time. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Perhaps if Ms. Evans and Ms. Bird had replaced a bad muffler on her car or got under the hood and installed new spark plugs your critic would have enjoyed the article more. What sports readers are saying 2011-08-14T03:05:20Z With a bundle of clothes in her hand, and a muffler over her face, she went out, and passed down unsuspected to the boat which was waiting to take the laundress across the lake. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z The muffler was too tight across her lips. The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z “Some one ought to make him a present of a muffler,” said Nelson as they drew alongside. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z They knotted neckerchiefs or mufflers across their faces. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z She made me stay beside her all day long, and wear mufflers round my neck; and sit inside the coach coming home. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z Starbuck was running with the muffler cut out, but now he cut it in and the roar of the motor sank to a humming murmur. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Nathalie, imprisoned behind the muffler, rejoiced at heart to think she had won another overcome. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Bundled up in home-made garments and warmed by caps, mufflers, socks and mittens knitted by their mothers and grandmothers, these boys sallied forth at dawn in the bitterest weather to tong oysters. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Hoods, like the cowls of monks, were drawn over the heads of these grim and motionless figures; mufflers enveloped their chins, and they wore masks, from the holes of which gleamed eyes of unearthly brightness. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Please put them near the muffler and they’ll dry all right.” The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z He wore heavy, warm clothing and had a muffler wrapped about his throat. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z Oh! yes, and pardon me for interrupting you, but you remind me that I must return your muffler, which I have kept all this time. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z The German gentleman, stemmed in his speech, used the interval while Ingeborg opened the window in buttoning up his overcoat again with care and patience and readjusting his muffler. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z "Grace may be sorry they ever heard that," declared Frank, "for now she hears nothing but 'Prudent Elsie!' whenever she calls them back to put on their mufflers or overshoes." Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z The bills had come in for her bracelets and mufflers and tinkling ornaments. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z I want to thank you too for the beautiful muffler before I take to my willow chair, happy in the prospect of death. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z No earmuffs about him; no cringing withdrawal into mufflers before the advance of winter blasts. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Besides, I have that nice muffler for him. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z She noticed he dozed twice while she talked, although when they reached home he seemed as well as usual, humming a gay little Sicilian song as he divested himself of overcoat and muffler. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z With quick presence of mind, therefore, he unwound a long worsted muffler from his neck and threw one end of it into the opening. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z It consisted of a white mask, a tall cardboard hat, a gown or robe, and for the night riding excursions, a cover for the horses' bodies and mufflers for their feet. Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed Attitude toward Jews, Catholics, Foreigners and Masons. Fraudulent Methods Used. Atrocities Committed in Name of Order. 2011-04-28T02:00:15.077Z His hat was far back over his head, cigarette glowing in the corner of his mouth, gay blue muffler loose on his shoulders. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z You notice that they hardly make any noise, even while the muffler isn’t working. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z In order that he may be properly protected against the elements, Stratford is plentifully supplied with overshoes, earbobs, Storm King chest protectors, mufflers, and umbrellas. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z He showed clearly now, a firm, square-built presence, a beardless round face above the muffler. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z She stretched a hand for a bundle of knitting—a soldier's muffler—on the table beside her: "I don't feel worn or weary and I'm sorry I look so." Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z The wind tore at him, vibrating his hat brim, whipping the long muffler out from his neck, and he shook his head against it. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z As they walked up the steps of their lodging and he opened the door for her, she quickly drew off the muffler and returned it to him with a word of thanks. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z The isolated position of the house made it easy to escape detection and his machine was equipped with a very silent muffler. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z Well made up in mufflers, his head was frequently out at the window. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z In every town and village there were work parties busily engaged in making socks, mufflers, mittens, etc., for the men in the trenches or for the wounded in the hospitals. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Kulick was nervous that it would not bring her home the day after last week’s Brad Paisley concert in Hershey, Pa. “It sounded like the muffler and the intake valve,” she said. Breakthrough P.B.A. Win Not Enough for Kelly Kulick 2011-02-21T19:20:24Z She drew a little away from him, as if to avoid the muffler. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z By the time we had got into our overcoats and mufflers and the means of travel had been provided for us, a scene with some pretensions to pathos had been enacted in the hall. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z He had been brooding over it in his mufflers, sometimes with his eyes shut, sometimes with his eyes open—all night, in the corner of his carriage. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z Then the gentleman addressed the small figure: "What bridge is this?" he asked, through the muffler which was tight around his neck. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Thieves broke into a muffler shop in Chillicothe, Ohio, and stole cash — and 130 catalytic converters. Copper Prices and Incidences of Copper Theft Rise 2011-02-08T01:51:34Z That feeling of the untidiness of the muffler, of its being something strange to her skin, something with the rough virtue of masculinity, which no one could detect in the gloom, was in itself pleasant. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Keep your mufflers up to your ears and have the collars of your overcoats turned up. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z No longer should I be compelled to borrow and wear the socks, sweaters, mufflers, and mittens knitted by hands uninterested in me. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z The icicles melted, the friezes dripped away, the fantastic mufflers slipped from the trees, and the young buds peeped out and the young birds sang. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Avery donned his coat and muffler and shook hands with Miss Wilkins. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z She regarded the offer of the muffler as an indiscretion—his sole indiscretion during their acquaintance. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z We watched him turn into Piccadilly, and then proceeded solemnly to invest ourselves in coats and mufflers. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z You had a silk muffler round your throat although the evening was warm, and apparently you wished to escape observation. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z A white knitted silk muffler was tied round the neck. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z The waist she had on was cut low at the neck—so low that the girl had tied loosely around her throat a soft, yellow muffler. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z Maybe it's donating a used cycle, or bidding on a donated titanium muffler, at one of Bob's Oktoberfest auctions. Businesses 'give back' in 2010 2010-12-21T20:14:01Z Mr. Marston threw on his loose wrapper, and folded his muffler about his throat, replaced his hat, and with his cane in his fingers, was about to walk down to the town of Cardyllion. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z As soon as he saw me, he turned down the brim of his soft hat and drew the two ends of a muffler over his face. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z Red stains appeared; and he saw that the muffler held a thick wad of cotton-wool in position against the nape of the neck. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z They videotaped Ms. Bond stealing mail and putting poison in the muffler of Ms. Haynes’s car. Sidebar: A 10th Amendment Drama Fit for Daytime TV 2010-10-18T16:01:00Z Also, try turning down the volume on your car radio or TV and, when possible, buy softer-sounding appliances like a quiet dishwasher or a lawn-mower with a muffler. Too Noisy at Work? Watch Out for Heart Risks 2010-10-06T22:30:00Z The microphone tends to have a deleterious effect on pointed opinion, but placed in front of Miller it's less a muffler than a megaphone. Monday Qualifier 2010-09-27T04:00:00Z As we thus lay one against the other, with our faces almost touching, I saw only part of his, the lower half being hidden by the muffler. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z A police officer stopped the truck because of its noisy muffler, then saw that the driver’s eyes were bloodshot and his speech slurred. Drivers on Prescription Drugs Are Hard to Convict 2010-07-24T16:31:00Z Thinking I dropped the muffler or the bumper, I pulled off at the nearest exit. | Heat Stirs Debate About Flat Tires 2010-07-22T00:43:00Z Tuesday after a car with a loud muffler got their attention, Wu said early Wednesday. Missing 4-year-old Mo. girl found safe at car wash 2010-07-07T13:17:00Z The megacity vehicle takes advantage of the fact that an electric motor is much more compact than a gasoline engine and does not need a transmission, exhaust or muffler. BMW Lifts Veil on Battery-Powered Car 2010-07-01T23:14:00Z In addition to the muffler and a coat stained with blood we found two more mufflers and three silk handkerchiefs, all twisted and spoilt. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z He was buttoned up to the chin in his heavy ulster, and a muffler covered his mouth. The Princess Galva A Romance It shook the cab as it resumed its revolving with a sputter and a cough in the muffler. Whispering Wires A mask it is, and muffler finely wrought With little amber points all hung like bells. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors Just here I remembered the letter and went at it again, for I was keen to find out, if possible, if it was a muffler under the string. The Haunted Pajamas In the small parlour, arranged for winter, Luisa, on her knees, was tying a muffler round Maria's neck. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico They went stamping into the great hall to the warmth of a great log blaze, Patsie dancing ahead, shedding toboggan cap and muffler riotously on the way, for a dignified footman to gather in. Making Money Around a curve in the path came a bent, white old man, bundled in a heavy muffler and coat. The Guarded Heights The pilot arrived shivering in leather jacket and heavy cap, woolen muffler and goggles, with similar wraps for Ace, whose leather chaps now served a purpose. Unexplored! "Looks like it might be a red silk muffler, Jenkins," I exclaimed in disgust. The Haunted Pajamas "If you dare, sir," said she, in a low but clear whisper; and now she stepped into the carriage, and affected to busy herself with her mufflers. Tony Butler A rim of red above his white muffler betrayed the bandaged throat, and his poor voice was but a husky whisper. Life on the Stage "Exhaust under water and a special muffler as well," said Steve. Under Fire For Servia "He's violating the town ordinance about the muffler cut-out," said Anne smilingly to the housekeeper. The Broken Gate A Novel Not even a silk muffler he's got and yet in Germany we creep on our bellies before this rabble. Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts He was standing quite alone in an obscure corner, fumbling in an awkward way with his muffler that had caught on the button of his coat. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life The ends of his white silk muffler now hung down his back, fluttering when he moved like a small pair of white wings. Life on the Stage He has a dark brown beard, and usually wears a white muffler. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England Then wrapped in the faded splendour of a once gorgeous silk dressing-gown the old man disappeared into his bedroom, returning with a shawl crossed over his shoulders and a knitted muffler tied about his head. The Loves of Ambrose The chauffeur had released the muffler cut-out and the engine was running very quietly now. The Black Watch A Record in Action "Yes; wait till I turn in one gent's muffler and a red curl." Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Play patience like a professor, can knit five mufflers in a week and am learning two foreign languages—But indeed how rippin' to see you here. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary From it two men alighted—one a youngish fair-haired man, and the other, dark-bearded and much older, wore a thick grey overcoat and a white muffler. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England "The muffler in the box was your father's," she told him. The Indian Drum Below, on the ground by the gentleman who bangs a drum and blows on the pan-pipes stuck in his muffler, is a dog with a ruff round his neck—Toby. English Costume Mr. Vergoe, wrapped in a muffler almost as wide as a curtain, walked in the middle. Carnival Mrs Gordon was knitting mufflers for deep-sea fishermen, and lending an appreciative ear to Delia, who, seated at the grand piano, was singing ballads in a very small but penetratingly sweet voice. What a Man Wills Ripping the seams of the coat with his knife, Phil quickly exposed the wound, and at once bound the muffler round it. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War The muffler and paper of directions—they belonged to my father. The Indian Drum Once upstairs he had darted into Mr Hunter’s room and obtained possession of an old tweed suit and a muffler resembling in appearance those usually worn by the Boers. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Fairfax started, threw down his pencil, and seized his hat and muffler—he worked in his overcoat because he was cold—to follow the man who had come to fetch him in haste. Fairfax and His Pride May put on her hat, and through the mirror she saw Louise rolling up Saint Joseph with some roughness in a silk muffler. The New Warden Item, a muffler of purple velvet embroidered with pearls of damask gold garnished with small stones of sundry sorts and tied with white satin. Ten Girls from History She helped him put the muffler and the other articles back into the box; she noticed that the wedding ring was no longer with them. The Indian Drum An old jacket buttoned up to the chin, a large muffler round his neck, a cloth cap pulled over his ears, and a pair of thick felt slippers made up his usual garb. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Finally, in the last Sunday of January, after the noon dinner, she fetched him his coat and muffler. Fairfax and His Pride The Bishop was already on hand, looking almost a giant in his mufflers, and as full of glee as the youngest there. Dorothy at Oak Knowe Cloth and stockings, blankets, mittens, and mufflers were fashioned by the hands of the housewife and her daughters. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 The muffler and the scrap of paper had not been in water or in sand. The Indian Drum He noticed the baby, and even allowed her to lay it in his arms while she brought him his seal-skin cloak and woolen mufflers. Jan Vedder's Wife "How are you, Proctor how is your master?" said he, as he threw off his great-coat, and unrolled a capacious muffler from his throat. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I don't know whether there was one or two shots fired, then there was a shot struck right over my head onto the big cast iron muffler. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry He arose, put on his muffler and made ready to visit the sweep. My Lady of the Chimney Corner He must be looking at the things now, unrolling the muffler.... The Indian Drum Nearer still, and I discovered that the swimmer was a woman whose hair was bound securely by a multi-coloured, heavy, silk muffler, such as certain types of London Johnnies affected for a time. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia After that he put on a flat cap, tied a muffler round his neck—for the evening was cold—and started to leave the house. Their Son; The Necklace Ditte set out, with satchel hanging from her arm, and her hands rolled up in the ends of her muffler. Ditte: Girl Alive! Then she tied his muffler around his neck. The Daughter of a Republican It was—at least it was very like—the muffler which Uncle Benny used to wear in winter. The Indian Drum When out looking for deer, a muffler on speech is of paramount importance; and knowing all about this, Thad soon relapsed into silence. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol "Think the old man shouldn't have gone out in the cold without his hat and muffler?" asked Raven satirically. Old Crow All us house women larned to knit de socks and head mufflers, and many is de time I has went to town and traded socks for groceries. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 With the fading day the cold became intense, and when I stopped to light the head-lamps I got out my cashmere muffler and wrapped it around her throat. The Count's Chauffeur I saw no British or French soldier who was not properly and warmly clad, with overcoat, muffler, extra waistcoat, and gloves. With the French in France and Salonika She submitted meekly while he awkwardly wrapped the muffler over her cap with his free hand. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John It gave us, also, the advantage of greater freedom in noises; for, when living in the wild, one comes to realize how potent a carrier, or muffler, of noises is the wind. Wings of the Wind After wading through bog systems and bramble entanglements for some hours I came out behind a spinney and there spied a small urchin with red cheeks and a red woollen muffler standing beneath a holly-tree. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920 I got father into his very heaviest coat, and laid out a muffler and his gloves, then sat and waited. Wild Oranges In this space lay a large and heavy flagstone, with a rusted iron ring in the centre, to which a thick shepherd's check muffler was attached. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Mother is patiently knitting him a muffler, which I know he won’t be permitted to wear, but I haven’t the heart to discourage her–she gets so much comfort out of it. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John “I wish they wouldn’t cut out their muffler,” was Dave’s comment, as he saw the grays pick 12 up their ears. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune Walter put on his vest and wrapped his muffler around his neck. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland He found the muffler and gloves ready and got suspicious. Wild Oranges I have designed a new muffler and we will proceed to make it before long, in a day or two. The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology By the way, Miss Morton, I don’t notice that muffler your mother mentioned, and I think you’ll be cold enough before we get to town to wish you had it.” Chicken Little Jane on the Big John “They have no right to run with the muffler open.” Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune “It is very bad––for a shake-down,” mused Puma, smoothing his glossy top hat with one of Skidder’s silk mufflers. The Crimson Tide A Novel Looking about he discovered the muffler, laid out for her father, crumpled on the floor; and, with an arm about her, folded it over her throat and breast. Wild Oranges The muffler may have been one of these, and even more likely, the governor parts. The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it. The Million-Dollar Suitcase The lady of the manor, in the old feudal days, made warm mittens and woolen mufflers with her own white hands and carried them to the cottages at Christmas, along with blankets and coals. In Times Like These Hence he was compelled to dress himself completely, save that he assumed a silk muffler instead of a collar and necktie, and omitted the usual stockings between his slippers and his feet. A Great Man A Frolic “Let me put this muffler round your neck; the air is chill and you are shivering,” said Mary, gently leading him. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance He wrote Charles, December 22, 1893, that he "will try a new muffler also." The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology In the assay-house, where the furnaces were dust-covered, the scale case black with grime, and the floor littered with refuse crucibles, cupels, mufflers, and worn buckboards, they discovered a 53 bundle of old tablets. The Plunderer After crossing the narrow ridge, the mufflers and muzzle were tied on, and the two men stole along, leading the horse, until they came in sight of the camp-fires. Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer Or, The Stranger in Camp How could she sit knitting mufflers for the soldiers in the trenches, and not think of Boris and also of Ian, whom they had all conspired to send to the same danger and perhaps death? An Orkney Maid Then there was a surprise for father, for Lottie had found time to make him a nice, warm muffler, and May had knit him a pair of mittens, which she now brought out. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic When Frank later installed the engine on the carriage he noticed the close proximity of the intake pipe to the open end of the muffler. The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology Hillyer bent to the mechanism, and the engine, with the muffler off, roared and shrieked as it took the smooth white road, with every bar and rivet throbbing under the pressure. The Heart of Thunder Mountain In the neighborhood of the Sea Bridge, the customs agents, burying their faces in their mufflers, were walking up and down to shake off the damp chill of the morning. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Stopping well within it, she stooped and began rearranging the mufflers on the hoofs. Nan of Music Mountain Robert began to take after Marie, with muffler open and all the gas on. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry Perhaps this was the muffler he used from September to November 1893. The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology He threw a muffler round his neck and ran out from the stricken bungalow. The House Under the Sea A Romance Dim and unfamiliar they loomed, shrouded in clouds, like chilly giants in gray mufflers against the damp. The Innocent Adventuress He collected a coat and hat from the hall and arranged his muffler elaborately with his back to her. The Education of Eric Lane He soon heard the distant throb of a motor running with the muffler open. Louisiana Lou A Western Story This valve is contained in a casting bolted over the exhaust port in the side of the cylinder, and from the casting a pipe leads to the muffler underneath. The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology Wind woollen muffler round neck and case hands in thick dogskin gloves with gauntlets. Mr. Punch Awheel The Humours of Motoring and Cycling "This north-wester's rather too strong for me now;" and he panted, and put Winnie down while he took off his mufflers. The Elm Tree Tales The men fussed and fidgeted, untying their mufflers and rolling up their overcoats. The Education of Eric Lane He half woke to find Granny tying a muffler round his neck. The Silver Maple Two bolts running the length of the muffler held on the cast-iron heads in a manner quite similar to the Model-T Ford mufflers of later years. The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology And the very young Victor, who knew nothing of the threats, thought his big uncle a very brave figure in his blue capote, his red muffler, and his white stocking cap of wool. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country Mr. Linden drew up one of her mufflers which had fallen off a little, giving her as he did so a silent though laughing answer, as comprehensive as her question. Say and Seal, Volume II He looked down at the rich little fur coat and muff Nellie had outfitted her with, at the expensive hat and the silk muffler, and sighed. What's-His-Name Knit, either a muffler, sweater or baby's jacket and cap and crochet one yard of lace or make a yard of tatting. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts In my day a muffler was something a man wore round his neck; but your mufflers would serve to clothe a whole platoon from head to heel with something left over. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914 But they say you had a muffler on last night. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914 Quite touched by the respectful politeness of her manner, the old lady inquired of Miss Fortune as Ellen went off with a load of mufflers, "Who was that sweet little thing?" The Wide, Wide World Then he went to the George, having wrapped a muffler round his face as if he were suffering with toothache. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Mary, in alarm, put up her hands to her face to hold the muffler there. Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History There isn't a soldier alive who wouldn't trip over your mufflers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914 "Dinner time, eh!" repeated Toby, using his right hand muffler like an infantine boxing-glove, and punishing his chest for being cold. A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others In a moment the overcoat and muffler were thrown aside and the hat knocked off, revealing the fair-haired and smiling Charley Burns. Malcolm Sage, Detective Little Susan gave him a muffler; the sisters had joined in a new easy chair which Jeremiah now carried in; their husbands had combined in their usual tribute of cigars. Otherwise Phyllis The noise of the exhaust, common to all engines using an explosive force, can be largely done away with by using a muffler or a silencer. The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) "Lady French," said Helen, "wrote in her letter to The Times that every muffler was to be two yards and a half long and twelve inches broad." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914 Sydney had chosen for his second 'the Doctor'; while Radcliff had brought with him a tall individual, whose countenance was mostly concealed by an enormous coat collar and muffler, and a slouched hat. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston I was presented with two splendid chargers, a bay and a blue roan, a sword, revolver, binoculars, and enough knitted mufflers, Crimean helmets, housewives and the like to last me a lifetime. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon Miss de Lisle sat near the range, knitting her ever-present muffler. Captain Jim Regardless of the threat, he plunged and struggled till the veins in his head were bursting, and he smothered as the muffler over his mouth worked up and covered his nostrils. The Rider of Waroona I was helping the common cause with the evening paper and the map, and Helen and Rosie were knitting away like mad at khaki mufflers for Lady French. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914 You organize the teachers——” Jennie advanced the spark, cut out the muffler and drowned the rest of Jim’s remarks in wind and dust. The Brown Mouse "I will, if you put on your muffler, Amos!" Where the Souls of Men are Calling "It ain't fair," he said to Miss de Lisle, who sobbed into the muffler she was knitting. Captain Jim He wore no muffler, and his hands were encased in mere woollen gloves; he had also the appearance of being a martyr to influenza, and Crabbe regarded him with his usual contemptuous familiarity. Ringfield A Novel My soldier," said Helen gloomily, "would go into the trenches and, instead of having a muffler, he would suddenly find himself coming undone all over him. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914 He didn’t need it, he said; but he was thinking of the incongruity of a muffler with no overcoat. The Brown Mouse Trunks had to be carried down, and mufflers looked for. The Picture of Dorian Gray It lay absurdly upside-down, its muffler and brake-rods showing in place of the seat and hood. Free Air She returned to the house-place, and reaching down the thick woollen muffler, stained with salt water, but a valued heirloom for its warmth, she handed it to the boy. The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys Now both the mufflers are gloriously finished and ready to be despatched. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914 She pressed him to wear a muffler about his neck, but he declined that also. The Brown Mouse As midnight was striking bronze blows upon the dusky air, Dorian Gray dressed commonly, and with a muffler wrapped round his throat, crept quietly out of the house. The Picture of Dorian Gray He put on the wig and hat for me, arranged the 220 muffler over the lower part of my face, and fastened the cloak. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Putting his muffler round his mouth, he groped his way down. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War With no muffler, the engine of the flying-machine kicked up a lot of noise, and, as it gradually grew louder, Jack was able to tell, even without looking up, that it was coming down. The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods He's doing some good flying for the army, flying Curtiss hydro now, and trying out muffler for military scouting. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life And anything in the shape of noise soon has the muffler put on it. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe You’ll have to work hard and fast if you want to make a muffler and a pair of mittens before Christmas.” Mary Jane's City Home Ross and his chum were heartily glad of their thick pilot-coats, mufflers, and woollen "mitts", as they sheltered behind the breast-work erected on the bridge. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War In the meantime, over in the corner, with a discarded shirt thrust into the horn of the phonograph as a muffler, Pant was playing that newly-found record over and over. Panther Eye "I like grandma's cake better than our cake," announced Harry above his white muffler. Virginia “I’ve heard that much,” says I. “To him that hath ears—mufflers,” says he. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Round his neck he wore a muffler, so drawn up as partially to conceal the lower part of his face, and a black felt hat was drawn down over his eyes. Simon Taking a few turns with his strong muffler round the chest of the unconscious man, Ross engaged the hook of the lower block, and slowly lowered him into Vernon's arms. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Presently he sat up straight, and, tearing the muffler away, started the machine. Panther Eye The boys were conducted by Le to his own room, to take off their mufflers and to brush their hair. Her Mother's Secret Farrington wrapped his muffler closely about his chin, pulled down his hat to shadow his eyes, and hurried along like a man with a set destination. The Secret House Cast on 50 stitches, measuring 11 inches, and knit back and forth until the muffler is sixty-eight inches in length. Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet At one time he also had to write and thank those good-hearted people who sent mufflers, mittens, cigarettes, balaclava helmets, and peppermints to the "dear sailors." Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories The men were of low stature, and broadly built, and wore fur caps and vests, with huge mufflers round their throats. A Girl's Ride in Iceland He had thick woollen gloves on and of his entire burly person only the tip of his nose could be seen between his muffler and the brim of his hat. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck. The Long Trick Business happened to be slack that afternoon, and at the early hour of four o'clock Mr. Walkingshaw resumed his overcoat and muffler. The Prodigal Father To the disgust of both, when a test was made with the launch still held immovable, and the heating was overcome, explosions in the muffler developed. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters But his extraordinary equipment, especially, that knitted muffler which masked his face, cast terror along the way, and all whom he addressed only opened their eyes wide and hastened their steps without replying. Tartarin On The Alps "It's awfully rough outside the harbour," announced Cornelius James, submitting impatiently to his nurse's inexplicable manipulation of the muffler round his neck. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions He stood folding his muffler slowly and carefully. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays He chuckled to himself, drawing the knitted muffler closer about his thin throat and making fast the earflaps of his coonskin cap. Blue Ridge Country “Now we must find whether that is caused by a cylinder missing fire and pumping the gas into the muffler.” The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters The fact is, the Tarasconese hero was something worth painting,—squat, round-shouldered, head bent forward, the muffler round his chin like a strap, and his flaming little eye taking aim at the terrified famulus. Tartarin On The Alps Then she produced her parting gift—a muffler that would have swathed poor Gunnar from chin to belt. Hunters Out of Space We scarcely dared to cut out our mufflers enough to whistle to each other on the street. At Good Old Siwash “Good evening, boys,” he greeted cheerily, unwinding now the muffler from his throat. Blue Ridge Country There was even a small heating apparatus, a sort of radiator kept warm by the muffler under the car, so that the children would be cozy and warm even in a snow storm. The Curlytops and Their Playmates or Jolly Times Through the Holidays The face muffler—either English or French design—is another sine qua non for all formal occasions, particularly at soirees and dansants near the first line. The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 You promise to wear the muffler—” Gunnar took it as he cast a sheepish look at Odin. Hunters Out of Space As soon as he was inside, the white man threw off his muffler and turned towards the officer. Officer And Man 1901 He wrapped the muffler about his throat and, drawing on his mittens, the singing master stepped out into the snow, the coonskin cap drawn lower over his bespectacled eyes. Blue Ridge Country But with skill the muffler could be slipped off! Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life TOM stepped into the hall and threw his hat, muffler, and overcoat upon the hall bench. Tutors' Lane Well done! there was a muffler in the chair! precisely like the one which he had seen enter the stocking the night before. Seven Little People and their Friends It was cold, too,—the frost gathered quickly on the mufflers that they wore about their lips. The Snowshoe Trail Their wives or mothers or daughters followed with the remainder of their clothes, their sea boots, or jackets or mufflers. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands A sou’-wester was on his head, and a woollen muffler round his neck, while a blue serge vest and a dark jacket and trousers clothed his body. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Mrs. Fleming insisted upon all the party being very warmly clad, and brought out an old picture of "The Waits" to demonstrate that the use of mufflers was an integral part of the ceremony. A harum-scarum schoolgirl Then followed a warm muffler for the head; it was a very comfortable looking thing. Seven Little People and their Friends Working wristers and mufflers is a method of dodging the knitting draft.” High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France He advised us to remove the mufflers from the oars as they could be seen from the gunboats and they would know immediately that we were from Virginia. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After We were on horseback, and were bundled up with any amount of clothes and mufflers, and had leggins on—as they always wear them in Kentucky when they go on horseback. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy This must be true, I thought, noting his shabby clothes, sweatgreasy muffler at once hiding and revealing lack of necktie, and cracked shoes, one sock brown, the other black. Greener Than You Think Still he went over to it in hopes that the dream might have come true, and that the candy and muffler had remained by the stocking, but they too were gone. Seven Little People and their Friends Thistle Whistle lived with some Rabbits So, not even stopping to put on a muffler, he raised the window very quietly and hopped out. Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice A capricious jet of flame from a coal in the fire at this moment lighted up the face of the stranger for a moment, and enabled Maria to “spy a creat peard under the muffler.” Deerbrook Then our good vaudevillist would hurry back, deposit his umbrella, unroll his muffler, shed his overcoat, throw his lucky louis on the cloth—and lose it! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 The chains and the bracelets and the mufflers. Customs and Fashions in Old New England It was candy without a doubt; but where was the muffler? Seven Little People and their Friends So Mother Meadow-Mouse put on her little dark blue shawl, and Father Meadow-Mouse put on his little bright red muffler, and, taking two sacks with them, they started off to get the corn. Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice She was dressed in a very becoming pale blue tweed and had wrapped a silk muffler of a rather brighter blue round her neck. Lady Bountiful For each potato’s eyes he bought Fine spectacles of gold, And mufflers for the corn, to keep Its ears from getting cold. Zodiac Town The Rhymes of Amos and Ann Often the wind howled dolorously round the house while rain slashed furiously at the windows, and there were stealthy nights when snow wound a white muffler against the noises of the world. Moor Fires Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously. Chicken Little Jane The Judge waited, one hand on the door-knob, squaring his jaw over his muffler, and listening with a darkening face to the interminable succession of purchases. The Squirrel-Cage She had a thick muffler round her neck. Lady Bountiful He filled his lungs, tore the ice-incrusted muffler from his lips and, summoning all his strength, gave voice to the long call of the woods: "Who-o-o-p-e-e-e!" The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Hence something has to be used to deaden the sound just as a muffler is used on a motor boat. Walter and the Wireless He put a white muffler round himself, Alvina hugged herself in her beaver scarf and muff. The Lost Girl After 141a time he released the door-knob, loosened his muffler, and sat down heavily, his eyes fixed on his wife’s back. The Squirrel-Cage Also in the box were some mufflers, which Grandma Sherwood had made by neatly hemming large squares of silk. Marjorie's Busy Days The fine snow that he inhaled with each breath stung his lungs and he tied his heavy woolen muffler across his mouth. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Garstin was rather a distressful youth by the time the shanty was reached, for the pace had been hot, and he had been impeded by the fatal greatcoat and muffler. Adventures in Many Lands Downstairs in summer is his hat; in winter, his hat, his overcoat, his muffler, and, if the weather compels, his galoshes and perhaps his ear-muffs or ear-bobs. The Perfect Gentleman Go below, Pat, an’ ask the skipper to send up that big case o’ books; say I’ve about finished givin’ out the mitts an’ mufflers.” The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea He then bolted the exhaust manifold over the intake so the muffler connection barely touched the hub cap. Solomon's Orbit It was “Miss Harding, this; darling Miss Harding, that; Miss Harding, dear, the other,” while I undid their mufflers, and smoothed their hair, and smiled in benevolent interest. The Lady of the Basement Flat There is no woman’s gown big enough for him; otherwise he might put 60 on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape. The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Thornly paused as he was taking off his cap, over which he had tied a silk muffler, and stared at the girl. Janet of the Dunes Ned lifted his foot from the cut-out lever, throwing the exhaust from the engine through the specially designed muffler, which was perhaps Harry's greatest pride. Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol The bare hand cannot be exposed for many seconds without beginning to freeze; it is dangerous to breathe the air into the lungs for any length of time without a muffler over the mouth. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska He was an under-sized man, about five feet five inches high, with a pale face and hooked nose and always wore a woollen muffler, which we called "Jobey's comforter." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 On my word, it will serve him; she’s as big as he is: and there’s her thrummed hat, and her muffler too. The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] They could see Rumpety pulling on a thick overcoat and winding his ears and throat in a heavy muffler. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Better start the engine with the muffler on. Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol He tucked the muffler more securely under the rusty old topcoat and pulled his bowler hat more firmly on his head. The Street That Wasn't There Two of the men are knitting, one is making squares for the Belgian baby blankets, and the other a muffler for the Navy League. Five Lectures on Blindness By yea and no, I think the ’oman is a witch indeed: I like not when a ’oman has a great peard; I spy a great peard under his muffler. The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] The whole "court," which was sojourning with a well-to-do ranchman a couple of miles out of town, had arrived, plentifully wrapped up in mufflers of every color of the rainbow. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book It won't do any harm, and if we cut in the muffler we should be able to ride above them without being discovered. Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol The oldsters remembered that this queer looking individual with his black silk muffler, rosewood cane and bowler hat once had been a professor at State University. The Street That Wasn't There They knit socks and sweaters, helmets and mufflers. Five Lectures on Blindness "Wait, I'll loosen the tippet," came from Songbird, and guided the muffler free of the bob. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall They sent us shirts and shorts and towels and soap, razors, chocolates, mufflers, cigarettes, tobacco, tinned fruit and chutney. With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916—1917 As the plane proceeded to retrace the course so recently followed the lad brought the machine to a higher level and cut in the muffler, entirely deadening the clamor of the motors. Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol Make seven such pieces and sew them together to form the muffler. Spool Knitting Each man received a shirt, muffler, socks and chocolate, the produce of a fund most energetically collected from Berkshire by Mrs. Serocold and Mrs. Hedges. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) |
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