Buff-skin
11buff — 1570s, buffe leather, from M.Fr. buffle buffalo (15c., via It. from L. bufalus; see see BUFFALO (Cf. buffalo)). The color term comes from the hue of buffalo hides (later ox hides); association of hide and skin led c.1600 to in the buff, and use… …
12buff — buff1 [bʌf] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: buff someone very interested in going to watch fires (1900 2000), from the buff colored coats worn by volunteer New York City firefighters in the early 19th century.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1700 1800;… …
13buff — buff1 buffability, n. buffable, adj. /buf/, n. 1. a soft, thick, light yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc. 2. a brownish yellow color; tan.… …
14buff — I. /bʌf / (say buf) noun 1. a kind of thick leather, originally and properly made of buffalo skin but later also of other skins, light yellow with napped surface, used for making belts, pouches, etc. 2. a thick coat of buff leather, worn… …
15buff — n. the bare skin 1) in the buff 2) (BE) to strip to the buff devotee 3) a history; jazz; opera, theater buff * * * [bʌf] jazz opera theater buff (BE) to strip to the buff [ devotee ] a history [ the bare skin ] in the buff …
16buff — [[t]bʌf[/t]] n. 1) clo a soft, thick, light yellow leather with a napped surface, orig. made from buffalo skin 2) a brownish yellow color; tan 3) mel a stick, block, or wheel covered with leather or other soft material, used for polishing 4) a… …
17Buff-tailed Sicklebill — The Black billed Sicklebill ( Epimachus albertisi ), a bird of paradise from New Guinea, is also sometimes called Buff tailed Sicklebill . Taxobox name = Buff tailed Sicklebill image width = 220px status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum =… …
18buff — [16] Buff originally meant ‘buffalo’; it was presumably an alteration of the French word buffe ‘buffalo’. That sense had died out by the early 18th century, but since then the word has undergone a bizarre series of semantic changes. First, it… …
19buff — [16] Buff originally meant ‘buffalo’; it was presumably an alteration of the French word buffe ‘buffalo’. That sense had died out by the early 18th century, but since then the word has undergone a bizarre series of semantic changes. First, it… …
20buff — adj., n., & v. adj. of a yellowish beige colour (buff envelope). n. 1 a yellowish beige colour. 2 colloq. an enthusiast, esp. for a particular hobby (railway buff). 3 colloq. the human skin unclothed. 4 a a velvety dull yellow ox leather. b… …
