Found 4 items, similar to Buff.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: buff
penggemar
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: buff
banteng, kulit kambing, kulit kerbau, mengkilapkan, telanjang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: buff
buff
adj : of the color of buff leather
buff
n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn:
fan,
devotee,
lover]
2: a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo
or oxen
3: bare skin;
“swimming in the buff”
4: a medium to dark tan color [syn:
yellowish brown,
raw sienna
,
caramel,
caramel brown]
5: an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block;
used for polishing (as in manicuring) [syn:
buffer]
buff
v 1: strike, beat repeatedly;
“The wind buffeted him” [syn:
buffet]
2: polish and make shiny;
“buff the wooden floors”;
“buff my
shoes” [syn:
burnish,
furbish,
flush]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Buff
Buff
\Buff\, v. t.
to polish with a soft cloth, especially one similar to a
buff[5]. See
Buff, n., 5.
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Buff
\Buff\, v. t. [OF. bufer to cuff, buffet. See
Buffet a
blow.]
To strike. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Buff
\Buff\, n. [See
Buffet.]
A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase
“Blindman's buff.” See
blindman's buff.
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Nathless so sore a buff to him it lent
That made him reel. --Spenser.
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Buff
\Buff\ (b[u^]f), n. [OE. buff, buffe, buff, buffalo, F.
buffle buffalo. See
Buffalo.]
1. A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo,
dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen,
elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.
“A suit
of buff.” --Shak.
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2. The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink,
gray, or brown.
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A visage rough,
Deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff. --Dryden.
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3. A military coat, made of buff leather. --Shak.
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4. (Med.) The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy
coat. See
Buffy coat, under
Buffy, a.
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5. (Mech.) A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in
polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.
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6. The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff. [Colloq.]
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To be in buff is equivalent to being naked.
--Wright.
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Buff
\Buff\, a.
1. Made of buff leather. --Goldsmith.
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2. Of the color of buff.
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Buff coat, a 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 covering.
Buff jerkin, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward,
one of cloth of a buff color. [Obs.] --Nares.
Buff stick (Mech.), a strip of wood covered with buff
leather, used in polishing.
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Buff
\Buff\, a. [Of uncertain etymol.]
Firm; sturdy.
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And for the good old cause stood buff,
'Gainst many a bitter kick and cuff. --Hudibras.
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