bugle bu·gle n

bugle bu·gle n
['bjuːɡl]
Mus tromba

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  • Bugle — Bu gle, n. [OE. bugle buffalo, buffalo s horn, OF. bugle, fr. L. buculus a young bullock, steer, dim. of bos ox. See {Cow} the animal.] A sort of wild ox; a buffalo. E. Phillips. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bugle — Bu gle, n. [See {Bugle} a wild ox.] 1. A horn used by hunters. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very rarely …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bugle — Bu gle, a. [From {Bugle} a bead.] Jet black. Bugle eyeballs. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bugle — Bu gle, n. [F. bugle; cf. It. bugola, L. bugillo.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Ajuga} of the Mint family, a native of the Old World. [1913 Webster] {Yellow bugle}, the {Ajuga cham[ae]pitys}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bugle — Bu gle, n. [LL. bugulus a woman s ornament: cf. G. b[ u]gel a bent piece of metal or wood, fr. the same root as G. biegen to bend, E. bow to bend.] An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bugle — {{#}}{{LM B06186}}{{〓}} {{[}}bugle{{]}} ‹bu·gle› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Instrumento musical de viento y de metal, formado por un largo tubo cónico enrollado de diversas maneras: • Los bugles se usaban en la Edad Media en las cacerías y hoy se usan en… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • Bugle horn — Bu gle horn 1. A bugle. [1913 Webster] One blast upon his bugle horn Were worth a thousand men. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. A drinking vessel made of horn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And drinketh of his bugle horn the wine. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bugle — I bu•gle [[t]ˈbyu gəl[/t]] n. v. gled, gling 1) mad a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet but usu. without keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals 2) mad to sound a bugle 3) anb (of bull elks) to utter a rutting call •… …   From formal English to slang

  • Kent bugle — Bugle Bu gle, n. [See {Bugle} a wild ox.] 1. A horn used by hunters. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yellow bugle — Bugle Bu gle, n. [F. bugle; cf. It. bugola, L. bugillo.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Ajuga} of the Mint family, a native of the Old World. [1913 Webster] {Yellow bugle}, the {Ajuga cham[ae]pitys}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bugle — bu|gle [ˈbju:gəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: bugle horn instrument made from buffalo horn, bugle (13 16 centuries), from bugle buffalo (13 17 centuries), from Old French, from Latin buculus, from bos ox, cow ] a musical instrument like a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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