•To cast off; to molt.•To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.•The dung of birds.•Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.•Incapable of speaking; dumb.•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.•Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.•One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.•One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute.•A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.•A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak.•Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak.•A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.•A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.

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