stand mute — phrasal of a prisoner upon arraignment : to make no answer or to refuse to plead directly or to put himself on trial … Useful english dictionary
mute´ness — mute «myoot», adjective, noun, verb, mut|ed, mut|ing. –adj. 1. not making any sound; silent: »The little girl stood mute with embarrassment. Mute did the minstrels stand To hear my story (Longfellow). Mute was the room mute the house (Charlotte… … Useful english dictionary
mute´ly — mute «myoot», adjective, noun, verb, mut|ed, mut|ing. –adj. 1. not making any sound; silent: »The little girl stood mute with embarrassment. Mute did the minstrels stand To hear my story (Longfellow). Mute was the room mute the house (Charlotte… … Useful english dictionary
Mute — Mute, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. my ein to shut, Skr. m[=u]ta bound, m[=u]ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF. mu, L. mutus.] 1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent. [1913 Webster] All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence was in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mute swan — Mute Mute, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. my ein to shut, Skr. m[=u]ta bound, m[=u]ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF. mu, L. mutus.] 1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent. [1913 Webster] All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stand — 1 vb stood, stand·ing vi 1: to be in a particular state or situation stand accused 2: to remain valid or effective let the ruling stand vt: to submit to stand trial stand … Law dictionary
mute — [myo͞ot] adj. [ME mewet < OFr muet < mu < L mutus, silent: for IE base see MOPE] 1. not speaking; voluntarily silent: often used figuratively 2. unable to speak 3. not spoken [a mute appeal] 4. SILENT (adj … English World dictionary
mute — [[t]myut[/t]] adj. mut•er, mut•est, 1) silent; refraining from speech or utterance 2) not emitting or having sound of any kind 3) incapable of speech 4) phn (of letters) silent; not pronounced 5) law Law. (of a person who has been arraigned)… … From formal English to slang
mute — mutely, adv. muteness, n. /myooht/, adj., muter, mutest, n., v., muted, muting. adj. 1. silent; refraining from speech or utterance. 2. not emitting or having sound of any kind. 3. incapable of speech; dumb. 4 … Universalium
mute — adj. to stand mute ( to remain silent during an arraignment ) * * * [mjuːt] to stand mute ( to remain silent during an arraignment ) … Combinatory dictionary
