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Webster 1913 Edition

damper

damp′er

(dăm′pẽr)
,
Noun.
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.
Nor did Sabrina’s presence seem to act as any
damper
at the modest little festivities.
W. Black.
–
Damp′ish-ly
,
adv.
–
Damp′ish-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Damper

DAMP'ER

,
Noun.
1. That which damps or checks; a valve or sliding plate in a furnace to stop or lessen the quantity of air admitted, and thus to regulate the heat or extinguish the fire.
2.
A part of a piano-forte, by which the sound is deadened.

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