Just then he stubs his toe on a pebble and he muffs it.
I ought to have told you at first that if a fielder muffs a fly ball everybody runs, except in the case of a foul,” explained Hal.
The muffs were made of dark wall paper and were fat ovals with slits cut at either end so the doll’s hand could be slipped in.
Among the crowd were many women of fashion, muffled in their furs, carrying huge muffs to keep their fingers warm, and scarlet uniforms, dotted here and there, served to heighten the effect of brilliancy and animation.
He had cut open a bale and taken out several muffs and boas of first-rate sable.
And, by the way, wasn't there something about a case of stealing muffs and boas lately?
Fortunately, she did not have to resort to the Herbert Spencer expedient of wearing ear-muffs for protection against loquacious friends.
So well pleased was he with his experiment that he had a dozen pairs of the ear-muffs made one Christmas and gave them to friends, but it is hardly probable they had the hardihood to carry them to a Four-o'Clock.
In order to preserve the quiet of his thoughts in the boarding-house, he devised a pair of ear-muffs which fitted on his head with a spring.
Muffs must be remembered, as every dandy carried a muff in winter, some big, others grotesquely small.
The men's and women's muffswere small, and often tied and slung with ribbons.
Muffs were usually ornamented with bunches of gay ribbons, or some other decorations, and were generally hung round the neck with ribbons.
In America muffs were popular with both men and women.
In 1783, in the will of Rene Hett, of New York, several muffs are mentioned, and were considered of sufficient account to form bequests.
I quite agree that these young muffs are a nuisance, and it's all the more aggravating to be dragged into a mess by them.
The examiners for exhibitions here are the biggest muffs out.
The well-gloved hands were moreover warmly ensconced in enormous stuffedmuffs of bearskin which were almost as large as a flour barrel, or in smaller muffs of rabbit-skin or mink or beaver.
They carried muffs too, as the advertisements of the times show.
Dragonfly had on a brand new cap with ear-muffs on it.
Venice regarded with jealousy any extension of papal influence in Romagna, and was ever ready, for her own ends, to support the petty princes there.
Sigismondo had three wives before Isotta, though Sismondi would have put him right there.
The trees were heavy with frost, and the wind sometimes blew so sharply from the mountain that they made rude ear-muffs of deerskin and helped out their clothing as skillfully as possible with skins and furs.
They were well wrapped up, with their ear-muffs on and with big moccasins that they had made to go over their shoes.
Mammy Muffs next she tried; it was stuffed with round stones, So she got into Tiny-cub's and rested her bones.
Mammy Muffs bowl and chair you would no doubt prefer-- They were both made of brick-bats, but both suited her.
Caraccioli remarks that people used Muffsin winter just as much for elegance as for need.
Muffs; ladies of the highest condition had alone a right to sumptuous Muffs of various colours.
How much luxury is there, on the other hand, in the Muffs of the fine world during the last twenty years!
Muffs are first noticed in these days, though they were seen much earlier on the Continent.
Rather small muffs were still the fashion, and beautifully decorated short aprons became a feature with the dress.
Long gloves and mittens were in use, and small muffs with ribbon loops on the front were carried.
Muffs of beautifully embroidered silk and satin were set with purfled trimmings, gold and silver lace, or bows and ribbons; otherwise they were of furs or feathers.
Muffs were usually of a large size, and a bow with long ends was often worn on the front.
Muffs were carried by many men, and the gauntlets of gloves had a very angular shape.
But the three ladies refused to find the little room either cold or dark; their talk was not half done yet, and their muffs would keep them warm.
The fur is excellent for stoles, boas, collars, cuffs, muffs and trimmings.
The best are the pale bluish greys, and are chiefly used for ladies' coats, stoles, muffs and hats.
The best are a species of raccoon usually sold as fox, and, being of close long quality of fur, they are serviceable for boas, collars, muffs and carriage aprons.
Used for cloak linings, stoles, muffs and trimmings, also for embellishment of British state, parliamentary and legal robes.
They are excellent for trimmings of evening mantles and for children's ties, muffs and perambulator aprons.
The flanks are usually cut off and made into muffs and stoles.
The worst coloured skins are dyed black or brown and are used for British military busbies, or caps, stoles, boas, muffs and coachmen's capes.
About 1870 in England it was dyed dark brown or black and used for boas, muffs and trimmings, but until recently has been neglected on the continent.
The friendship of one man like Fenton Lane is worth more than the attention of a wilderness of muffs and sticks, as papa calls them.
Drop all muffsand sticks; don't waste yourself on them.
It may be the muffs they are to carry, or parasols, if they have been chosen instead of bouquets.
They wear their fur neck pieces and carry their muffs in their hands, if they choose, or they leave them in the hall or dressing-room.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "muffs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
