Buffs


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B0531700 (bŭf)n.1. A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.2. A military uniform coat made of such leather.3. A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.4. A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.adj.1. Made or formed of buff: a buff jacket.2. Of the color buff.3. buff·er, buff·est Slang Having good muscle tone; physically fit and trim: buff athletes lifting weights at the gym.tr.v. buffed, buff·ing, buffs 1. To polish or shine with a piece of soft material.2. To soften the surface of (leather) by raising a nap.3. To make the color of buff.Idiom: in the buff Naked.
[From obsolete buffle, buffalo, from French buffle, from Late Latin būfalus; see buffalo.]

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B0531700 (bŭf)n. Informal One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject: a Civil War buff.
[From the buff-colored uniform worn by New York volunteer firemen in the 19th century, originally applied to an enthusiast of fires and firefighting.]

Buffs

(bʌfs) pl n (Military) the Buffs the Third Regiment of Foot, esp the Royal East Kent Regiment[C19: from their buff-coloured facings]