buff
v.
color a pale yellow
n.
skin of an ox; light yellow color; person who is very interested in or enthusiastic about a particular subject (i.e. history buff)
adj.
having a light yellow coloring; of or relating to a person who is very interested in or enthusiastic about a particular subject (i.e. history buff)
Buff
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buff
Noun
1. an ardent follower and admirer
(synonym) fan, devotee, lover
(hypernym) follower
(hyponym) aerophile
(member-holonym) following, followers
2. a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
(hypernym) leather
3. bare skin; "swimming in the buff"
(hypernym) skin, tegument, cutis
4. a medium to dark tan color
(synonym) yellowish brown, raw sienna, caramel, caramel brown
(hypernym) brown, brownness
(hyponym) snuff-color, snuff-colour
5. an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
(synonym) buffer
(hypernym) implement
(derivation) burnish, furbish, flush
Verb
1. strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"
(synonym) buffet
(hypernym) hit
2. polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
(synonym) burnish, furbish, flush
(hypernym) polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
(derivation) buffer
Adjective
1. of the color of buff leather
(similar) chromatic
Buff
(v. t.)
To strike.
(v. t.)
To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.
(n.)
The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.
(n.)
The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.
(n.)
A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.
(n.)
A military coat, made of buff leather.
(n.)
A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."
(a.)
The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff.
(a.)
Of the color of buff.
(a.)
Made of buff leather.
(a.)
Firm; sturdy.
(a.)
A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Bevor, buff, bevier
A cupped defense for the chin attached to a
gorget . Popular with
sallets done in the German style, although they were also fitted to Italian examples, especially on armours intended for export.