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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Bŭck'wheat, n. p. 171(Bot.) A plant (the Fagopyrum esculentum), of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used as a grain;—called also brank.Bu-cö'lic or Bu-cö'lic-al, a. p. 171Relating to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.Bu-cŏl'ic, n. p. 171A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil. Dryden.Bu-cră'ni-a, n. pl. p. 171(Arch.) Sculptured ornaments, representing ox-skulls adorned with wreaths, &c. Fairholt.Bŭd, n. p. 171A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower. 2. A prominence on certain animals of inferior…Būd, v. i. p. 171To put forth or produce buds; to grow as a bud into a flower or shoot. 2. To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn. 3. To be in bloom, or growing like a young…Būd, v. t. p. 171To insert the bud of, as a plant, under the bark of another tree, for the purpose of raising, upon any stock, a species of fruit different from that of the stock; to inoculate, as a plant. The…Bud'dha, n. p. 171One of the beings worshiped by the Buddhists; either the historical founder of Buddhism, or one of his fabulous prototypes or successors, of whom there are many, of different classes.Bud'dhism, n. p. 171The doctrine originally taught by the Hindu sage Gautama, surnamed Buddha, “the awakened or enlightened,” in the 6th century B. C., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of Central and…Bud'dhist, n. p. 171A votary of Buddhism.Bud'dhist or Bud-dhist'ic, a. p. 171Relating to, or connected with, Buddhism, or its founder.Bŭd'ding-ness, n. p. 171State of budding.Büd'dle, n. p. 171(Mining.) A large, oblong vat, in which ores are washed; also a circular vat with revolving arms, or revolving tables for the same purpose.Bŭd'dle, v. i. p. 171(Mining.) To wash ore.Büde'-light, n. p. 171An intense white light, produced by burning a purified coal-gas in a compound Argand lamp, of a peculiar construction. Ure. The present Bude-light is a gas flame, with two, three, or more concentric…Bŭdge, v. t. p. 171To move off; to stir; to wag. The mouse ne’er shunned the cat as they did budge From rascals worse than they. Shak.Bŭdge, n. p. 171Lamb-skin fur, used formerly as an edging and ornament, especially of scholastic habits.Bŭdge, a. p. 171Lined with budge; hence, scholastic. “Budge gowns.” Milton. 2. Auster[e] or stiff, like scholastics. O foolishness of men! that lend their ears / To those budge doctors of the stoic fur. Milton. 3.…Bŭdge Băch'e-lor p. 171One of a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with lambs' fur, who accompany the lord mayor of London at his inauguration. Bailey.Bŭd'ge-bŭr'rel, n. p. 171(Mil.) A small barrel with only one head; on the other end a piece of leather is nailed, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the…Bŭdge'ness, n. p. 171Sternness; severity. [Obs.] A Sara for goodness, a great Bellona for budgeness. Stanyhurst.Bŭdg'er, n. p. 171One who budges; one who moves or stirs from his place. Shak.Bīd'ge-ro, n. p. 171A large Bengal pleasure-boat. Malcolm.Bŭd'g'et, n. p. 171A bag or sack, with its contents; hence, a stock or store; as, a budget of inventions. 2. The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer, or sometimes the first lord of…Bŭdġ'y, a. p. 171Consisting of fur. [Obs.]Bŭd'let, n. p. 171A little bud springing from a parent bud. We have a criterion to distinguish one bud from another, or the parent bud from the numerous budlets which are its offspring. Darwin.Buff, n. p. 171[Fr. bœuf, beef, O. Eng. buff, buffe, buffalo. “The third regiment, distinguished by flesh-colored facings, from which it derived the name of the Buffs, had . . . fought not less bravely.” Macaulay.…Bŭff, a. p. 171Made of buff leather. “A buff waist-coat.” Goldsmith. 2. Of the color of buff leather; intermediate between light pink and light yellow; as, buff color; a buff vest. 3. Firm; sturdy. And for the good…Bŭff, v. t. p. 171To strike. [Obs.] B. Jon.Bŭf'fa-lō, n. p. 171pl.BŬF'FA-LŌES p. 171(Zoöl.) A species of the genus Bos (Bos bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and…Bŭf'fa-lo-bēr'ry, n. p. 171(Bot.) A plant (Shepherdia argentea) of the Upper Missouri. (Gray.)Bŭf'fa-lo-chips, n. p. 171The dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel on the prairies. [U. S.]Bŭf'fa-lo-e-lō'ver, n. p. 171(Bot.) A species of Trifolium, or short clover, common to the prairies where buffaloes or bisons feed. [U. S.] Gray.Bŭf'fa-lo-fish, n. p. 171(Ichth.) A fish of remarkable form, of the genus Taurichthys. Baird.Bŭf'fa-lo-gräss, n. p. 171A species of short grass (Sesteria dactyloides), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U. S.] Bartlett.Bŭf'fa-lo-nŭt, n. p. 171(Bot.) A nut, also called oil-nut (Pyrularia oleifera). [U. S.] Gray.Bŭf'fa-lo-rōbe, n. p. 171The skin of the bison of North America, incorrectly called buffalo, prepared with the hair on. Not having time to robe myself exactly for a daylight street walk, I donned a buffalo-robe, slipped on…Bŭff'-cōat, n. p. 171A close, military outer-garment, with short sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive…Bŭf'fel-dŭck, n. p. 171(Ornith.) A bird (Anas bicephala, Linn.) with a short, blue bill, and a head whose apparent size is greatly increased by the fullness of its feathers, found, in winter, in the rivers of North and…Bŭf'fer, n. p. 171(Mech.) A cushion, or apparatus with strong springs, to deaden the concussion between a moving body and one on which it strikes, as at the ends of a railway carriage;—sometimes called buffing…Bŭf'fer-hĕad, n. p. 171The head, or part of the buffing-apparatus, which receives the concussion, in railroad carriages.Bŭf'fet, n. p. 171A cupboard, sideboard, or closet, either movable or erected at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, and other like articles, formerly quite common, but now generally gone out of use.Bŭf'fet, n. p. 171A blow with the hand; a box on the ear or face; a cuff. And on his cheek a buffet fell. W. Scott. 2. Violent force or resistance, as of winds and waves. Those planks of tough and hardy oak that used…Bŭf'fet, v. t. p. 171To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap. Then did they spit in his face and buffeted him. Matt. xxvi. 67. 2. To beat in contention; to contend against; as, to buffet the…Bŭf'fet, v. i. p. 171To exercise or play at boxing. If I might buffet for my love, I could lay on like a butcher. Shak. 2. To make one's way by buffeting. “Strove to buffet to land in vain.” Tennyson.Bŭf'fet-er, n. p. 171One who buffets; a boxer. Johnson.Bŭf'fet-ing, n. p. 171A striking with the hand. 2. A succession of blows; contention; attack; opposition. He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but formed for duration, and fitted to endure the buffetings of the…Bŭf'fin, n. p. 171A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns. [Obs.] Massingner.Bŭf'fing-ap-pa-rā'tus, n. p. 171An apparatus provided with strong springs, attached to railway carriages, to deaden the buff or concussion between them when they come in collision, and also to allow the engine, in starting a train…Bŭff'-jĕr'kin, n. p. 172Originally a leathern waistcoat; afterward, one of a buff color, worn as an article of dress by serjeants and catchpoles; used also as a military dress. [Obs.] Nares.Bŭf'fle, n. p. 172The buffalo. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.Bŭf'fle, v. i. p. 172To puzzle; to be at a loss. [Obs.] Swift.Bŭf'fle-hĕad, n. p. 172One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [Obs.] What makes you stare so, buffle-head? Placates, Trans. 1694.Bŭf'fle-hĕăd'ed, a. p. 172Having a large head like a buffalo; dull; stupid; foolish. So fell this buffle-headed giant by the hand of Don Quixote. Gayton.Bŭf'fo, n. p. 172The comic actor in an opera.Buf-fo͞on', n. p. 172A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures and postures, jokes, and other vulgar pleasantries; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a mountebank; a clown. No prince would…Buf-fo͞on', v. i. p. 172To act the part of a buffoon. [Rare.]Buf-fo͞on', v. t. p. 172To make ridiculous. Glanville.Buf-fo͞on', a. p. 172Characteristic of a buffoon. To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances. Melmoth.