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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024buff1 /bʌf/USA pronunciation n. - Clothing[uncountable] light-yellow leather originally made from buffalo skin.
- [uncountable] a brownish yellow color;
tan. - one who knows a lot about a certain subject:[countable]World War II buffs.
- Informal Termsbare skin:[uncountable* the + ~]streaked across the room in the buff.
adj. - of the color buff.
v. [~ + object] - Metallurgyto clean, polish, or shine with a piece of some soft material:buffed my shoes to a bright shine.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024buff1 (buf ),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga soft, thick, light-yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc.
- a brownish-yellow color;
tan. - Metallurgya buff stick or buff wheel.
- a devotee or well-informed student of some activity or subject:Civil War buffs avidly read the new biography of Grant.
- Informal Termsthe bare skin:in the buff.
- ClothingAlso called buffcoat. a thick, short coat of buffalo leather, worn esp. by English soldiers and American colonists in the 17th century.
- Informal Termsa buffalo.
adj. - having the color of buff.
- made of buff leather.
- Slang Termsphysically attractive;
muscular.
v.t. - Metallurgyto clean or polish (metal) or give a grainless finish of high luster to (plated surfaces) with or as if with a buff stick or buff wheel.
- to polish or shine, esp. with a buffer:to buff shoes.
- to dye or stain in a buff color.
- Late Latin būfalus; see buffalo; (def. 4) origin, originally a person enthusiastic about firefighting and firefighters, allegedly after the buff uniforms once worn by volunteer firefighters in New York City
- Middle French
- 1545–55; 1900–05 for def. 4; earlier buffe wild ox, back formation from buffle
- to reduce or deaden the force of;
act as a buffer.
n. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Dial.]a blow;
slap.
- late Middle English buffe, back formation from buffet1 1375–1425
- buffe.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: buff /bʌf/ n - a soft thick flexible undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, oxen, and elk
- (as modifier): a buff coat
- a dull yellow or yellowish-brown colour
- (as adjective): buff paint
- Also called: buffer a cloth or pad of material used for polishing an object
- a flexible disc or wheel impregnated with a fine abrasive for polishing metals, etc, with a power tool
- informal one's bare skin (esp in the phrase in the buff)
vb - to clean or polish (a metal, floor, shoes, etc) with a buff
- to remove the grain surface of (a leather)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French buffle, from Old Italian bufalo, from Late Latin būfalus buffalo buff /bʌf/ n - archaic a blow or buffet (now only in the phrase blind man's buff)
Etymology: 15th Century: back formation from buffet² buff /bʌf/ n - informal an expert on or devotee of a given subject
Etymology: 20th Century: originally US: an enthusiastic fire watcher, from the buff-coloured uniforms worn by volunteer firemen in New York City |