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damper | damper \damp"er\ (d[a^]m"p[~e]r), n. That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. (b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time. [1913 Webster] Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any damper at the modest little festivities. --W. Black. [1913 Webster] |
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