Part 39

BRONZE, bronz, _n._ an alloy of copper and tin used in various ways since the most ancient times: anything cast in bronze: the colour of bronze: (_fig._) impudence.--_adj._ made of bronze: coloured like bronze.--_v.t._ to give the appearance of bronze to: (_fig._) to harden.--_adj._ BRONZED, coated with bronze: hardened.--_ns._ BRONZE'-STEEL, or _Steel-bronze_, a specially hardened bronze; BRONZE'-WING, BRONZE'-PI'GEON, a species of Australian pigeon having wings marked with a lustrous bronze colour.--_v.t._ BRONZ'IFY, to make into bronze.--_ns._ BRONZ'ING, the process of giving the appearance of bronze; BRONZ'ITE, a lustrous kind of diallage.--_adj._ BRONZ'Y, having the appearance of bronze.--BRONZE AGE or PERIOD, a term in prehistoric archæology denoting the condition or stage of culture of a people using bronze as the material for cutting implements and weapons--as a stage of culture coming between the use of stone and the use of iron for those purposes--not an absolute division of time, but a relative condition of culture. [Fr.--It. _bronzo_--L. _Brundusium_, the modern _Brindisi_.]

BROO, br[=oo] (mod. Scot.--vowel sounded like Ger. _ü_), _n._ (_Scot._) broth. [Ety. dub.: prob. O. Fr. _bro_, _breu_, broth; prob conn. with BREE.]

BROOCH, br[=o]ch, _n._ an ornamental pin or instrument for fastening any article of dress, consisting for the most part either of a ring or disc, or of a semicircle, there being a pin in either case passing across it, fastened at one end with a joint or loop, and at the other with a hook.--_v.t._ (_Shak._) to adorn as with a brooch. [Fr. _broche_, a spit. See BROACH.]

BROOD, br[=oo]d, _v.t._ to sit upon or cover in order to breed or hatch: to hatch: to cover, as with wings: to mature or foster with care: to meditate moodily upon.--_v.i._ to sit as a hen on eggs: to hover over: to think anxiously for some time: to meditate silently (with _on_, _over_): to be bred.--_n._ something bred: offspring, children, or family: a race, kind: parentage: the number hatched at once.--_adj._ for breeding, as in _brood_-mare, &c.--_adv._ BROOD'INGLY.--_adj._ BROOD'Y, inclined to sit or incubate. [A.S. _bród_; Dut. _broed_; what is hatched.]

BROOK, br[=oo]k, _n._ a small stream.--_ns._ BROOK'LET, a little brook; BROOK'LIME, a species of speedwell found in ditches. [A.S. _bróc_, water breaking forth; Dut. _broek_, Ger. _bruch_.]

BROOK, br[=oo]k, _v.t._ to enjoy: to bear or endure. [A.S. _búrcan_, to use, enjoy; Ger. _brauchen_, L. _frui_, _fructus_.]

BROOL, br[=oo]l, _n._ a deep murmur. [Ger. _brüll_, a roar.]

BROOM, br[=oo]m, _n._ a name given to a number of species of shrubs of the closely allied genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium: a besom made of its twigs.--_v.t._ to sweep with a broom.--_ns._ BROOM'-CORN, a species of plant resembling maize, cultivated for its seed and its spikes, of which brooms are made; BROOM'-RAPE, a parasitic plant found adhering to the root of broom, clover, &c.; BROOM'STAFF, BROOM'STICK, the staff or handle of a broom.--_adj._ BROOM'Y, abounding in or consisting of broom.--TO MARRY OVER THE BROOMSTICK, or TO JUMP THE BESOM, to go through an irregular form of marriage, in which both jump over a broomstick. [A.S. _bróm_; Ger. _bram_.]

BROOSE, brüz, _n._ (_Scot._) a race at weddings in Scotland. [Derivation unknown.]

BROSE, br[=o]z, _n._ a simple and nutritious food, made by pouring boiling water or milk on oatmeal, seasoned with salt and butter.--ATHOLE BROSE, a mixture of whisky and honey. [Scot.; O. Fr. _broez_.]

BROTH, broth, _n._ an infusion or decoction of vegetable and animal substances in water.--A BROTH OF A BOY (_Irish_), a first-rate fellow. [A.S. _broth_--_bréowan_, to brew. See BREW.]

BROTHEL, broth'el, _n._ a house of ill-fame. [M. E. _brothel_--A. S. _broð-en_, ruined, _bréðen_, to go to ruin.]

BROTHER, bruth'[.e]r, _n._ a male born of the same parents: any one closely united with or resembling another; associated in common interests, occupation, &c.: a fellow-member of a religious order, a fellow-member of a guild, &c.: a fellow-creature, fellow-citizen, a co-religionist: (_B._) a kinsman: _pl._ BROTH'ERS and BRETH'REN, the latter esp. used in the sense of fellow-membership of guilds, religious communities, &c., and is a name given to certain sections of the Church of Christ, as Christian Brethren, Moravian Brethren, Plymouth Brethren, &c.--_ns._ BROTH'ER-GER'MAN, a brother having the same father and mother, in contradistinction to a _half-brother_, by one parent only; BROTH'ERHOOD, the state of being a brother: an association of men for any purpose; BROTH'ER-IN-LAW, the brother of a husband or wife: a sister's husband.--_adjs._ BROTH'ER-LIKE, BROTH'ERLY, like a brother: kind: affectionate.--_n._ BROTH'ERLINESS, state of being brotherly: kindness. [A.S. _broðor_; cog. with Ger. _bruder_, Gael. _brathair_, Fr. _frère_, L. _frater_, Sans. _bhrátar_.]

BROUGHAM, br[=oo]'am, or br[=oo]m, _n._ a one-horse close carriage, either two or four wheeled, named after Lord _Brougham_ (1778-1868).

BROUGHT, brawt, _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ of BRING.

BROW, brow, _n._ the eyebrow: the ridge over the eyes: the forehead: the edge of a hill: a gallery in a coalmine running across the face of the coal: (_fig._) aspect, appearance.--_v.t._ BROW'BEAT, to bear down with stern looks or speech: to bully.--_adjs._ BROW'-BOUND, having the brow bound as with a crown: crowned; BROW'LESS, without shame. [A.S. _brú_; Ice. _brün_.]

BROWN, brown, _adj._ of a dark or dusky colour, inclining to red or yellow: dark-complexioned: sunburnt.--_n._ a dark-reddish colour: (_slang_) a copper.--_v.t._ to make brown, or give a brown colour to: to roast brown.--_ns._ BROWN'-BESS, the old British flint-lock musket--from the brown walnut stock; BROWN'-BILL, a foot-soldier's or watchman's halbert, painted brown; BROWN'-BREAD, bread of a brown colour, made of unbolted flour; BROWN'-COAL, commonly called _Lignite_, an imperfect kind of coal which exhibits more of its woody structure than ordinary coal; BROWN'-GEORGE, a hard biscuit: a brown earthen vessel; BROWN'ING, the process of imparting a brown colour to iron articles: a preparation for giving a brown colour to gravy, &c., or for dressing brown leather.--_adj._ BROWN'ISH.--_ns._ BROWN'NESS; BROWN'-P[=A]'PER, coarse and strong paper used chiefly for wrapping; BROWN'-SPAR, a name given to certain varieties of dolomite or magnesian limestone, distinguished by their brownish colour; BROWN'-STOUT, a kind of porter; BROWN'-STUD'Y, gloomy reverie: absent-mindedness.--_adj._ BROWN'Y (_Shak._), of a brown colour.--TO DO BROWN (_slang_), to do thoroughly, to deceive or take in completely. [A.S. _brún_; Dut. _bruin_, Ger. _braun_.]

BROWNIE, brown'i, _n._ a kind of domestic spirit in the folklore of Scotland, represented as a good-humoured, drudging goblin, who attached himself to farmhouses, and occupied himself overnight in churning, thrashing corn, and the like. [_Brown._]

BROWNIST, brown'ist, _n._ one holding the Church principles of Robert _Browne_ (1550-1633), which may be said to have given birth to the Independents or Congregationalists of England.

BROWSE, browz, _v.t._ and _v.i._ to feed on the shoots or leaves of plants.--_ns._ BROWSE, BROWS'ING, the shoots and leaves of plants: fodder: the action of the verb browse. [O. Fr. _brouster_ (Fr. _brouter_)--_broust_, a sprout.]

BROWST, browst, _n._ (_Scot._) a brewing. [BREW.]

BRUCKLE, bruk'l, _adj._ (_Scot._) liable to break, brittle. [A.S. _brucol_--_brekan_, to BREAK.]

BRUIN, br[=oo]'in, _n._ a bear, so called from the name of the bear in the famous beast-epic _Reynard the Fox_, just as _reynard_ and _chanticleer_ have also passed from proper names into common names, often written without capitals. [_Bruin_ = _brown_.]

BRUISE, br[=oo]z, _v.t._ to crush by beating or pounding: to oppress: to box or fight with the fists: to ride recklessly in hunting, careless alike of horse and crops: to reduce to small fragments.--_n._ a wound made by anything heavy and blunt.--_p.adj._ BRUISED, hurt by a heavy blow, with skin crushed and discoloured.--_n._ BRUIS'ER, one that bruises: a boxer.--_p.adj._ BRUIS'ING, boxing. [A.S. _brýsan_, to crush, with which, says Dr Murray, afterwards coalesced Fr. _brisie-r_; _bruisier_, _bruser_, to break.]

BRUIT, br[=oo]t, _n._ noise: something noised abroad: a rumour or report.--_v.t._ to noise abroad: to report: to celebrate. [Fr. _bruit_--Fr. _bruire_; cf. Low L. _brug[=i]tus_; prob. imit.]

BRULZIE, BRUILZIE, brül'yi, _n._ Scotch and northern form of BROIL.

BRUMAIRE, br[=oo]m[=a]r', _n._ the second month in the French revolutionary calendar, extending from Oct. 22 to Nov. 20. [Fr. _brume_, fog--L. _bruma_, winter.]

BRUME, br[=oo]m, _n._ fog.--_adjs._ BRUM'AL, relating to winter; BRUM'OUS, foggy, wintry. [L. _bruma_, winter, contr. from _brevima_, the shortest day.]

BRUMMAGEM, brum'a-jem, _adj._ showy but worthless, sham, counterfeit. [From a popular pronunciation of _Birmingham_.]

BRUNETTE, br[=oo]n-et', _n._ a girl with a brown or dark complexion. [Fr. dim. of _brun_, brown.]

BRUNONIAN, br[=oo]-no'ni-an, _adj._ relating to the system of medicine founded by Dr John _Brown_ of Edinburgh (1736-88)--all diseases _sthenic_, those depending on an excess of excitement, or _asthenic_, those resulting from a deficiency of it.

BRUNT, brunt, _n._ the shock of an onset or contest: the force of a blow: the chief stress or crisis of anything.--_v.t._ to bear the brunt of. [Ice. _bruna_, to advance like fire, is usually given; Dr Murray suggests that it may be an onomatopoeia of Eng. itself (cf. DUNT), or connected with _burnt_--Scot. _brunt_.]

BRUSH, brush, _n._ an instrument for removing dust, usually made of bristles, twigs, feathers, or stiff grass stems: a kind of hair-pencil used by painters: a painter, one who uses the brush: brushwood: a skirmish or encounter: the tail of a fox: (_elect._) a brush-like discharge of sparks: one of the bundles of copper wires or flexible strips in contact with the commutator of the armature on opposite sides, and which carry off the positive and negative currents of electricity generated.--_v.t._ to remove dust, &c., from by sweeping: to touch lightly in passing: remove (with _off_): to thrash.--_v.i._ to move over lightly: to make off with a rush.--_n._ BRUSH'ING, the act of rubbing or sweeping.--_adj._ in a lively manner: brisk.--_ns._ BRUSH'-WHEEL, a wheel used in light machinery to turn another by having the rubbing surface covered with stiff hairs or bristles; BRUSH'WOOD, rough close bushes: a thicket.--_adj._ BRUSH'Y, rough, rugged.--TO BRUSH UP, to brighten, revive. [O. Fr. _brosse_, a brush, brushwood--Low L. _bruscia_; Diez connects the Fr. with Old High Ger. _burst_, _bursta_, bristle.]

BRUSQUE, br[=oo]sk, _adj._ blunt, abrupt in manner, rude.--_adv._ BRUSQUE'LY.--_ns._ BRUSQUE'NESS; BRUSQUE'RIE. [Fr. _brusque_; rude. See BRISK.]

BRUSSELS, brus'elz, _n._ contracted from BRUSSELS-CARPET, a kind of carpet in which the worsted threads are arranged in the warp, and are interwoven into a network of linen. Still, the bulk of the carpet consists of wool.--_n.pl._ BRUSS'ELS-SPROUTS, a variety of the common cabbage with sprouts like miniature cabbages. [Named from _Brussels_ in Belgium.]

BRUST, brust, _pa.p._ (_Spens._). Same as BURST.

BRUTE, br[=oo]t, _adj._ belonging to the lower animals: irrational: stupid: rude.--_n._ one of the lower animals.--_adj._ BRUT'AL, like a brute: unfeeling: inhuman.--_v.t._ BRUT'ALISE, to make like a brute, to degrade.--_v.i._ to live like a brute.--_n._ BRUTAL'ITY.--_adv._ BRUT'ALLY.--_n._ BRUTE'NESS, brute-like state: brutality: (_Spens._) stupidity.--_v.t._ BRUT'IFY, to make brutal, stupid, or uncivilised:--_pr.p._ brutify'ing; _pa.p._ brutif[=i]ed'.--_adj._ BRUT'ISH, brutal: (_B._) unwise.--_adv._ BRUT'ISHLY.--_n._ BRUT'ISHNESS.--THE BRUTE CREATION, the lower animals. [Fr. _brut_--L. _brutus_, dull, irrational.]

BRUTUS, br[=oo]'tus, _n._ a kind of wig: a way of wearing the hair brushed back from the forehead, popular at the time of the French Revolution, when it was an affectation to admire the old Romans, as _Brutus_.

BRYOLOGY, br[=i]-ol'o-ji, _n._ the study of mosses. [Gr. _bryon_, moss, and _logia_--_legein_, to speak.]

BRYONY, br[=i]'o-ni, _n._ a wild climbing plant, common in English hedgerows.--BLACK BRYONY, a climbing plant similar to bryony in habit and disposition, but which may be readily distinguished by its simple, entire, heart-shaped leaves, which are smooth and somewhat glossy. [L.--Gr. _bry[=o]nia_.]

BRYOZOA, br[=i]-[=o]-z[=o]'a, _n.pl._ an old name for the Polyzoa, from their resemblance to mosses.

BRYTHONIC, br[=i]th-on'ik, _adj._ a name introduced by Prof. Rhys for the second of the two great divisions of Celtic ethnology. The _Goidelic_ or _Gadhelic_ group embraces Irish, Manx, and Gaelic; the _Brythonic_ group, Welsh, Breton, and Cornish. [_Brython_, one of the Welsh words for the Welsh and so-called Ancient Britons.]

BUB, bub, _n._ (_slang_) strong drink.

BUBALIS, b[=u]'bal-is, _n._ a genus in the Antelope division of hollow-horned, even-toed Ruminants, not to be confused with the genus _Bubalus_, the Buffalo. [Gr.]

BUBBLE, bub'l, _n._ a bladder of water blown out with air: anything empty: a cheating scheme.--_adj._ unsubstantial, deceptive.--_v.i._ to rise in bubbles.--_v.t._ to cheat with bubble schemes:--_pr.p._ bubb'ling; _pa.p._ bubb'led.--_adj._ BUBB'LY.--_n._ BUBB'LY-JOCK, a Scotch name for a turkey-cock.--BUBBLE AND SQUEAK, meat and cabbage fried together.--TO BUBBLE OVER, as of a pot boiling, with anger, mirth, &c. [Cf. Sw. _bubbla_, Dut. _bobbel_.]

BUBO, b[=u]'bo, _n._ an inflammatory swelling of the glands in the groin or armpit.--_adj._ BUBON'IC, accompanied by buboes.--_n._ B[=U]B'UKLE, a ridiculous word of Fluellen's for a red pimple, corrupted from _bubo_ and _carbuncle_. [L.--Gr. _boub[=o]n_, the groin.]

BUCCAL, buk'al, _adj._ pertaining to the cheek. [L.]

BUCCANEER, BUCCANIER, buk-an-[=e]r', _n._ one of the piratical adventurers in the West Indies during the 17th century, who plundered the Spaniards chiefly.--_v.i._ to act as a buccaneer.--_n._ BUCCANEER'ING.--_adj._ BUCCANEER'ISH. [Fr. _boucaner_, to smoke meat--Carib. _boucan_, a wooden gridiron. The French settlers in the W.I. cooked their meat on a _boucan_ in native fashion, and were hence called _boucaniers_.]

BUCCINATOR, buk-sin-[=a]'tor, _n._ the name of a flat muscle forming the wall of the cheek, assisting in mastication and in the blowing of wind-instruments.--_adj._ BUCCINAT'ORY. [L.;--_buccinare_.]

BUCENTAUR, b[=oo]-sen'tawr, _n._ a mythical monster half man and half bull: the state barge of Venice used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic. [It. _bucentoro_, usually explained as from Gr. _bous_, an ox, _kentauros_, a centaur.]

BUCEPHALUS, b[=u]-sef'a-lus, _n._ the famous war-horse of Alexander the Great: a familiar name for a riding-horse. [Gr.; _bous_, ox, _kephal[=e]_, head.]

BUCK, buk, _n._ the male of the deer, goat, hare, and rabbit--often used specifically of the male of the fallow-deer: a dashing young fellow.--_v.i._ (of a horse or mule--a BUCK'JUMPER) to attempt to throw by a series of rapid jumps into the air, coming down with the back arched, the head down, and the forelegs stiff: (_U.S._) to make obstinate resistance to any improvements.--_ns._ BUCK'EEN, a poor Irish gentleman, without means to support his gentility; BUCK'-EYE, the American horse-chestnut; BUCK'HORN, the material of a buck's horn; BUCK'-HOUND, a small kind of staghound used for hunting bucks; BUCK'-SHOT, a large kind of shot, used in shooting deer; BUCK'SKIN, a soft leather made of deerskin or sheepskin: a strong twilled woollen cloth, cropped of nap and carefully finished.--_adj._ made of the skin of a buck.--_n.pl._ BUCK'SKINS, breeches made usually of the cloth, not of the leather.--_ns._ BUCK'THORN, a genus of shrubs, the berry of which supplies the sap-green used by painters; BUCK'-TOOTH, a projecting tooth. [A.S. _buc_, _bucca_; Dut. _bok_, Ger. _bock_, a he-goat.]

BUCK, buk, _v.t._ to soak or steep in lye, a process in bleaching.--_n._ lye in which clothes are bleached.--_n._ BUCK'-BAS'KET, a basket in which clothes are carried to be bucked. [Ety. obscure; M. E. _bouken_; cog. words are Ger. _bäuchen_, _beuchen_.]

BUCKBEAN, buk'b[=e]n, _n._ the marsh-trefoil, a plant common in bogs in Britain. [Corr. of _Bogbean_.]

BUCKET, buk'et, _n._ a vessel for drawing or holding water, &c.; one of the compartments on the circumference of a water-wheel, or one of the scoops of a dredging-machine: the leather socket for holding the whip in driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted: a name given to the pitcher in some orchids.--_ns._ BUCK'ETFUL, as much as a bucket will hold; BUCK'ETING (_U.S._), jerky rowing; BUCK'ET-SHOP, slang term for the offices of 'outside brokers'--mere agents for bets on the rise or fall of prices of stock, &c.; BUCK'ET-WHEEL, a contrivance for raising water by means of buckets attached to the circumference of a wheel.--GIVE THE BUCKET, to dismiss; KICK THE BUCKET (_slang_), to die. [Prob. conn. with A.S. _búc_, a pitcher; or O. Fr. _buket_, a pail. Not Gael. _bucaid_, a bucket.]

BUCKIE, buk'i, _n._ (_Scot._) a shellfish such as the whelk: a refractory person. [Scot., prob. related somehow to L. _buccinum_, a shellfish.]

BUCKLE, buk'l, _n._ a metal instrument consisting of a rim and tongue, used for fastening straps or bands in dress, harness, &c.--_v.t._ to fasten with a buckle: to prepare for action: to engage in close fight.--_v.i._ to bend or bulge out: to engage with zeal in a task.--_n._ BUCK'LER, a small shield used for parrying. [Fr. _boucle_, the boss of a shield, a ring--Low L. _buccula_, dim. of _bucca_, a cheek.]

BUCKRA, buk'ra, _n._ a word used by West Indian and American negroes for a white man--said in a dialect of the Calabar coast to mean 'demon.'

BUCKRAM, buk'ram, _n._ a coarse open-woven fabric of cotton or linen made very stiff with size, used for the framework of ladies' bonnets, for the inside of belts and collars of dresses, and for bookbinding: stiffness in manners and appearance.--_adj._ made of buckram: stiff: precise.--_v.t._ to give the quality of buckram. [O. Fr. _boquerant_.]

BUCKSHISH. Same as BACKSHEESH.

BUCKWHEAT, buk'hw[=e]t, _n._ a species of Polygonum, grown in Germany, Brittany, &c., for feeding horses, cattle, and poultry--buckwheat cakes are esteemed on American breakfast-tables. [Prob. Dut. _boekweit_, or Ger. _buckweize_.]

BUCOLIC, -AL, b[=u]-kol'ik, -al, _adj._ pertaining to the tending of cattle: pastoral: rustic, countrified.--_n._ BUCOL'IC, a pastoral poem. [L.--Gr. _boukolikos_--_boukolos_, a herdsman.]

BUD, bud, _n._ the first shoot of a tree or plant: used of young people, as a term of endearment.--_v.i._ to put forth buds: to begin to grow.--_v.t._ to put forth as buds: to graft, as a plant, by inserting a bud under the bark of another tree:--_pr.p._ bud'ding; _pa.p._ bud'ded.--_n._ BUD'DING, a method of propagation by means of buds.--_adjs._ BUD'DY; BUD'LESS.--TO NIP IN THE BUD, to destroy at its very beginning. [M. E. _budde_; prob. related to Dut. _bot_, a bud.]

BUDDHA, b[=oo]d'da, _n._ an epithet applied to Sakyamuni or Gautama, the founder of the Buddhist religion.--_ns._ BUD'DHISM, the religion founded by Buddha; BUD'DHIST, a believer in Buddhism.--_adjs._ BUDDHIST'IC, BUD'DHIST, pertaining to Buddhism.--ESOTERIC BUDDHISM (see THEOSOPHY). [Sans. _buddha_, wise, from _budh_, to know.]

BUDDLE, bud'l, _v.t._ to wash ore with a _buddle_ or inclined hutch over which water flows.

BUDGE, buj, _v.i._ and _v.t._ to move or stir.--_n._ BUDG'ER, one who stirs. [Fr. _bouger_--It. _bulicare_, to boil, to bubble--L. _bullire_.]

BUDGE, buj, _n._ lambskin fur.--_adj._ pompous: stiff. [Derivation unknown.]

BUDGET, buj'et, _n._ a sack with its contents: a compact collection of things: a socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests: that miscellaneous collection of matters which aggregate into the annual financial statement made to parliament by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. [Fr. _bougette_, dim. of _bouge_, a pouch--L. _bulga_.]

BUFF, buf, _n._ a pliant and uncracking leather used for soldiers' belts and other military purposes, made out of salted and dried South American light ox and cow hides: a military coat: the colour of buff: a light yellow: the bare skin: (_pl._) certain regiments in the British army, so named from their buff-coloured facings--e.g. East Kent Regiment, Ross-shire Buffs.--_ns._ BUFF'-COAT, a strong military coat: a soldier; BUFF'-WHEEL, BUFF'-STICK, a wheel or stick covered with buff-leather or the like, and sprinkled with emery, for polishing.--IN BUFF, naked. [Fr. _buffle_, a buffalo.]

BUFF, buf, _n._ (_obs._) a buffet, blow, or stroke.--_v.t._ to strike. [O. Fr. _buffe_, a blow.]

BUFFALO, buf'a-l[=o], _n._ a genus of the ox kind, the tame, often domesticated Asiatic buffalo, and the entirely wild and fierce Cape buffalo. The so-called American buffalo is really a 'bison.' [It. _buffalo_, through L. from Gr. _boubalos_.]

BUFFER, buf'[.e]r, _n._ a mechanical apparatus for deadening the force of a concussion, as in railway carriages: a fellow, as in 'old buffer.'--_n._ BUFF'ER-STATE, a neutral country lying between two others, whose relations are or may become strained.

BUFFET, buf'et, _n._ a blow with the fist, a slap.--_v.t._ to strike with the hand or fist: to contend against.--_n._ BUFF'ETING, a striking with the hand, boxing: contention. [O. Fr. _bufet_--_bufe_, a blow, esp. on the cheek.]

BUFFET, buf'et, _n._ a kind of sideboard: a low stool: a refreshment-bar (in this sense often pronounced buf'[=a]). [Fr. _buffet_; origin unknown.]

BUFFOON, buf-[=oo]n', _n._ one who amuses by jests, grimaces, &c.: a clown: a fool.--_ns._ BUFF'O, the comic actor in an opera; BUFFOON'ERY, the practices of a buffoon; ludicrous or vulgar jesting. [Fr. _bouffon_--It. _buffone_, _buffare_, to jest.]

BUG, bug, _n._ an object of terror.--_ns._ BIG-BUG (_slang_), an aristocrat; BUG'ABOO, a bogy, or object of terror; BUG'BEAR, an object of terror, generally imaginary.--_adj._ causing fright. [M. E. _bugge_, prob. W. _bwg_, a hobgoblin.]

BUG, bug, _n._ a name applied loosely to certain insects, esp. to one (_Cimex lectularius_) that infests houses and beds: in America applied to any insect.

BUGGERY, bug'g[.e]r-i, _n._ the crime of bestiality, unnatural vice. [Fr. _bougre_--L. _Bulgarus_, a Bulgarian, a heretic.]

BUGGY, bug'i, _n._ a name given to several kinds of light carriages or gigs--in America, a light one-horse, four-wheeled vehicle with one seat; in England, two-wheeled; in India, provided with a hood to ward off the sun. [By some conn. with BOGIE; ety. really quite unknown.]

BUGLE, b[=u]'gl, BUGLE-HORN, b[=u]'gl-horn, _n._ a hunting-horn, originally a buffalo-horn: a treble musical instrument, usually made of copper, like the trumpet, but having the bell less expanded and the tube shorter and more conical: (_Spens._) a buffalo or wild ox--dim. B[=U]'GLET.--_v.i._ B[=U]'GLE, to sound a bugle.--_n._ B[=U]'GLER, one who plays upon the bugle. [O. Fr. _bugle_;--L. _buculus_, dim. of _bos_, an ox.]

BUGLE, b[=u]'gl, _n._ a slender elongated kind of bead, usually black.--_adj._ (_Shak._) like bugles. [Prob. conn. with Low L. _bugulus_; prob. obscurely conn. with Dut. _beugel_, a ring.]

BUGLE, b[=u]'gl, _n._ a palæarctic genus of plants of the natural order _Labiatæ_, with blue or sometimes white or purple flowers. [Fr., It. _bugola_--Low L. _bugula_, _bugillo_.]

BUGLOSS, b[=u]'glos, _n._ a name popularly applied to many plants of the natural order _Boragineæ_, more strictly to _Anchusa arvensis_, a common weed in corn-fields in Britain. [Fr. _buglosse_--L. _buglossa_--Gr. _bougl[=o]ssos_--_bous_, ox, _gl[=o]ssa_, tongue.]