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| buff [ buf ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle buffed, present participle buff·ing, 3rd person present singular buffs) |
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1. polish something: to clean or polish something with a piece of soft material
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2. make surface soft: to make the surface of something, especially of leather, soft and velvety by raising a nap
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noun (plural buffs) |
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1. colors pale yellowish beige: a dull yellowish beige color
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2. industry soft leather: a soft thick undyed leather that is made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen and has a light yellow color
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3. textiles polishing cloth: a cloth of soft material such as leather or velvet, often mounted on a block and used for polishing
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4. engineering polishing disk: a revolving disk consisting of layers of cloth coated with abrasive powders. Use: polishing metal or other hard bright surfaces.
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5. dress leather garment: a garment made of buff leather, e.g. a military uniform coat
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adjective |
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1. colors pale yellowish beige: of a dull yellowish beige color
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2. of soft leather: made of buff leather
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| [Late 16th century. Alteration of French buffle "buffalo" < late Latin bufalus (see buffalo)] |
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in the buff naked (informal)
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