Category:Obmutescence

Ob`mu*tes"cence, n. Etym: [l. obmutescens, p.pr of obmutescere to Become dumb; ob (see ob-) + mutescere to grow dumb, fr. mutus dumb.]

1. A becoming dumb; loss of speech. Sir t. Browne.

2. A keeping silent or mute. Paley.