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buff 1
(bŭf)n.
1. A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.
2. A military uniform coat made of such leather.
3. A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.
4. A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.
adj.
1. Made or formed of buff: a buff jacket.
2. Of the color buff.
3. buff·er, buff·est Slang Having good muscle tone; physically fit and trim: buff athletes lifting weights at the gym.
tr.v. buffed, buff·ing, buffs
Idiom: 1. To polish or shine with a piece of soft material.
2. To soften the surface of (leather) by raising a nap.
3. To make the color of buff.
in the buff
Naked.
[From obsolete buffle, buffalo, from French buffle, from Late Latin būfalus; see buffalo.]
buff 2
(bŭf)n. Informal
One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject: a Civil War buff.
[From the buff-colored uniform worn by New York volunteer firemen in the 19th century, originally applied to an enthusiast of fires and firefighting.]
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buff
(bʌf)n
1. (Tanning)
a. a soft thick flexible undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, oxen, and elk
b. (as modifier): a buff coat.
2. (Colours)
a. a dull yellow or yellowish-brown colour
b. (as adjective): buff paint.
3. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. a cloth or pad of material used for polishing an object
b. a flexible disc or wheel impregnated with a fine abrasive for polishing metals, etc, with a power tool
4. informal one's bare skin (esp in the phrase in the buff)
vb
5. (Mechanical Engineering) to clean or polish (a metal, floor, shoes, etc) with a buff
6. (Tanning) to remove the grain surface of (a leather)
adj
informal fit; attractive
[C16: from Old French buffle, from Old Italian bufalo, from Late Latin būfalus buffalo]
buff
(bʌf)vb
(tr) to deaden the force of
n
archaic a blow or buffet (now only in the phrase blind man's buff)
[C15: back formation from buffet2]
buff
(bʌf)n
informal an expert on or devotee of a given subject: a cheese buff.
[C20: originally US: an enthusiastic fire watcher, from the buff-coloured uniforms worn by volunteer firemen in New York City]
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buff
(bʌf)n.
1. a soft, thick, light yellow leather with a napped surface, orig. made from buffalo skin.
2. a brownish yellow color; tan.
3. a stick, block, or wheel covered with leather or other soft material, used for polishing.
4. a devotee or well-informed student of some activity or subject: Civil War buffs.
5. Informal. the bare skin: in the buff.
6. a short coat of buffalo or ox leather, worn esp. by English soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
adj. 7. of the color buff.
8. made of buff leather.
9. Slang. physically attractive; muscular.
v.t. 10. to clean, polish, or shine with or as if with a buff.
11. to create a velvety surface on (leather), as by abrasion.
[1545–55; earlier buffe wild ox, back formation from buffle < Middle French < Late Latin būfalus; see buffalo; (definition 4) orig. an admirer of firefighters, allegedly after the buff uniforms once worn by New York City firefighters]
buff`a•bil′i•ty, n.
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buff
Past participle: buffed
Gerund: buffing
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| Noun | 1. |  buff - an ardent follower and admirer aerophile - a lover of aviation aficionado - a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer amorist - one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another groupie - an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around) metalhead - a fan of heavy metal music |
| 2. | buff - a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning | |
| 3. | buff - bare skin; naked; "swimming in the buff" | |
| 4. |  buff - a medium to dark tan color snuff-color, snuff-colour - dark yellowish brown | |
| 5. | buff - an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end | |
| Verb | 1. | buff - strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| 2. | buff - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" | |
| Adj. | 1. | buff - of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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buff
1adjective
verb
in the buff naked, bare, nude, in the raw (informal), unclothed, in the altogether (informal), buck naked (slang), unclad, in your birthday suit (informal), scuddy (slang), without a stitch on (informal), with bare skin, in the bare scud (slang) My character had to appear in the buff for some scenes. see shades of brown, shades of yellow
buff
2noun (Informal) expert, fan, addict, enthusiast, freak (informal), admirer, whizz (informal), devotee, connoisseur, boffin (Brit. informal), fiend (informal), grandmaster, hotshot (informal), aficionado, wonk (informal), maven (U.S.) fundi (S. African) She is a real film buff.
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verbbuff 2
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Translations
اصْفَر، بُرْتُقالي اللوْنلَوْنٌ أصْفَر بُرْتُقالي
žlutohnědá barvažlutohnědý
brungul
barnássárga színbivalybõr
dumbgulur, gulbrúnndumbgulur/gulbrúnn litur
tamsiai geltona spalvatamsiai geltonas
dzeltenbrūna krāsadzeltenbrūns
svetložltá farba
deve tüyüdeve tüyü rengisoluk sarı
buff
1 [bʌf]A. ADJ [colour] → de color de ante
buff
2 [bʌf] N → aficionado/a m/f, entusiasta mffilm buff → cinéfilo/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
buff
1n
(= leather) → (kräftiges, weiches) Leder
(= polishing disc) → Schwabbelscheibe f (spec), → Polierscheibe f; (= cylinder) → Schwabbelwalze f (spec)
(= colour) → Gelbbraun nt
vt metal → polieren
buff
2n (inf: = movie/theatre etc buff) → Fan m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
buff
1 [bʌf]1. adj (colour) → color paglierino inv or camoscio inv
buff
2 [bʌf] n (fam) (enthusiast) → patito/a, appassionato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
buff
(baf) noun a dull yellow colour.
adjectivea buff envelope.
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