Possible Definitions:
1. Mute (v. t.) To cast off; to molt.
2. Mute (n.) The dung of birds.
3. Mute (a.) Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
4. Mute (a.) Incapable of speaking; dumb.
5. Mute (a.) 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.
6. Mute (a.) Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.
7. Mute (n.) One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.
8. Mute (n.) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute.
9. Mute (n.) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.
10. Mute (n.) A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak.
11. Mute (n.) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak.
12. Mute (n.) 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.
13. Mute (n.) 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.
