English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Budge (n.)

A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on; -- used formerly as an edging and ornament, esp. of scholastic habits.

Budge (a.)

Lined with budge; hence, scholastic.

Budged (imp. & p. p.)

of Budge

Budgeness (n.)

Sternness; severity.

Budger (n.)

One who budges.

budgerow (n.)

A large and commodious, but generally cumbrous and sluggish boat, used for journeys on the Ganges.

Budget (n.)

A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.

Budget (n.)

The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons. It comprehends a general view of the finances of the country, with the proposed plan of taxation for the ensuing year. The term is sometimes applied to a similar statement in other countries.

Budging (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Budge

Budgy (n.)

Consisting of fur.

Budlet (n.)

A little bud springing from a parent bud.

Buff (a.)

Firm; sturdy.

Buff (n.)

The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.

Buff (n.)

A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."

Buff (v. t.)

To strike.

Buff (v. t.)

To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.

Buff (a.)

Of the color of buff.

Buff (a.)

Made of buff leather.

Buff (n.)

The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.

Buff (n.)

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.