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buff1
noun , colloq (usu in compounds ) a person who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a specified subject an opera buff a sports buff .
[Early 20c, originally US; keen attenders at fires came to be nicknamed buffs because of the buff overcoats (see buff2, adj 2) formerly worn by New York volunteer firemen]
noun , colloq (usu in compounds ) a person who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a specified subject an opera buff a sports buff .
[Early 20c, originally US; keen attenders at fires came to be nicknamed buffs because of the buff overcoats (see buff2, adj 2) formerly worn by New York volunteer firemen]
buff2
noun
1 a dull-yellowish colour.
2 a soft undyed leather.
3 (sometimes buffer)
a a cloth or pad of buff or other material, used for polishing;
b a revolving disk used for polishing metals, made of layers of cloth loaded with abrasive powder.
adjective
1 dull yellow in colour a buff envelope .
2 made of buff a military buff coat .
verb (buffed , buffing )
1 (also buff something up) to polish it with a buff or a piece of soft material.
2 to make (leather) soft like buff.
[16c, meaning -a buffalo-; later meaning -buffalo-hide- (or military wear made of this): from French buffle buffalo]
buffer noun a person or thing that buffs or polishes.
in the buff Brit colloq naked.
noun
1 a dull-yellowish colour.
2 a soft undyed leather.
3 (sometimes buffer)
a a cloth or pad of buff or other material, used for polishing;
b a revolving disk used for polishing metals, made of layers of cloth loaded with abrasive powder.
adjective
1 dull yellow in colour a buff envelope .
2 made of buff a military buff coat .
verb (buffed , buffing )
1 (also buff something up) to polish it with a buff or a piece of soft material.
2 to make (leather) soft like buff.
[16c, meaning -a buffalo-; later meaning -buffalo-hide- (or military wear made of this): from French buffle buffalo]
buffer noun a person or thing that buffs or polishes.
in the buff Brit colloq naked.
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