damper
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noun \ˈdam-pər\Definition of DAMPER
1
: a dulling or deadening influence <put a damper on the celebration>
2
: a device that damps: as a : a valve or plate (as in the flue of a furnace) for regulating the draft b : a small felted block to stop the vibration of a piano string c chiefly British : shock absorber
3
Australian : a simple usually unleavened bread of a kind made originally in the Australian bush
See Examples of DAMPER
- <the pianist used the damper pedal on the piano for the quiet passages>
First Known Use of DAMPER
1707
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- mute
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