mute swan

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noun

a commonly domesticated soundless white swan, Cygnus olor, of Europe and Asia.

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Origin of mute swan

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby mute swan

mutchkin, mut dash, mute, muted, mutein, mute swan, mutha, muti, muticous, mutilate, mutilating keratoderma

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Holmes played a similar mute role in her marriage to Cruise.
How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’?|Tim Teeman|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The film Black Swan, with costumes by Rodarte, had an enormous impact on fashion.
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Should Courage give up her war profiteering and settle down to run an honest pub—even if it means abandoning her mute girl?
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The same thing happens when her mute daughter, the sweet Kattrin, is shot as she tries to warn a hamlet of impending slaughter.
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There had already been a documentary on the case that aimed to do just that, as if killing the messenger would mute the message.
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There was a pause, during which Blanche went through a little mute exhibition of amazement and pleasure.
Confidence|Henry James
Her face wore a look of distress, almost of alarm; she kept her place, but her eyes gave Bernard a mute welcome.
Confidence|Henry James
The universal desire was for mamma to see him, and when the time came, she owned that papa's swan had not turned out a goose.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Between the cape and Point Swan, there is a sandy bay, fronted by a bed of rocks.
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The Black Swan, is singing to fine fashionable houses, and bids fair to stand unrivalled in the world of Song.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany

British Dictionary definitions for mute swan

mute swan

noun

a Eurasian swan, Cygnus olor, with a pure white plumage, an orange-red bill with a black base, and a curved neckCompare whistling swan

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