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buff ¹  (bf)

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. Informal Bare skin: swimming in the buff.

5. 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

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.

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[From obsolete buffle, buffalo, from French buffle, from Late Latin bfalus; see buffalo.]

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buff ²  (bf)

n. Informal

One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject: a Civil War buff.

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[From the buff-colored uniform worn by New York volunteer firemen around 1920, originally applied to an enthusiast of fires and firefighting.]

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buff ¹

Noun

1. a soft thick flexible undyed leather

2. a cloth or pad of material used for polishing

3. in the buff Informal completely naked

Adjective

dull yellowish-brown

Verb

to clean or polish (a metal, floor, shoes, etc.) with a buff [Late Latin bufalus buffalo]

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buff ²

Noun

Informal an expert on or devotee of a given subject: an opera buff [from the buff-coloured uniforms worn by volunteer firemen in New York City]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buff - an ardent follower and admirer       devotee, lover, fan followers, following - a group of followers or enthusiasts 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 bacchanal, bacchant - a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus 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" cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
	4.	buff - a medium to dark tan color           caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown, caramel brown, brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturation 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) buffer implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Verb	1.	buff - strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" buffet 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" burnish, furbish polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish 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 ¹

adjective 1. fawn, cream, tan, beige, yellowish, ecru, straw-coloured, sand-coloured, yellowish-brown, biscuit-coloured, camel-coloured, oatmeal-coloured

verb 2. polish, clean, smooth, brush, shine, rub, wax, brighten, burnish 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) see see, shades of brown see see, shades of yellow

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buff ²

noun (Informal) expert, fan, addict, enthusiast, freak (informal) admirer, whizz (informal) devotee, connoisseur, fiend (informal) grandmaster, hotshot (informal) aficionado, wonk (informal) maven U.S. fundi S. African

Translations

buff [bʌf] adj [colour] → color m de ante

n (= enthusiast) → entusiasta m/f

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buff [bʌf] adj → (couleur f) chamois m

n (inf) (= enthusiast); mordu(e)

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buff [bʌf] adj → gelbbraun

n (inf) → Fan m

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buff [bʌf] adj → color camoscio inv

n (= enthusiast) → appassionato/a

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buff

n buff [baf]

a dull yellow colour. dofgeel لَوْنٌ أصْفَر بُرْتُقالي бледожълтеникав цвят žlutohnědá barva brungul lederfarben μουντό κίτρινο χρώμα color de ante tuhmkollane زرد مایل به قهوه ای nahanväri chamois צָהוֹב עָמוּם भैंस आदि का चमड़ा žućkasta boja barnássárga szín kuning kusam (color) camoscio 黄褐色 황갈색 tamsiai geltona spalva dzeltenbrūna krāsa kuning pucat vaalgeel brungult ciemnożółty amarelado galben închis светло-жёлтый цвет svetložltá farba svetlo rumena svetla mrkožuta boja mattgul (brungul) färg สีน้ำตาลอมเหลือง deve tüyü rengi 淺黃色 буро-жовтий колір پھیکا زرد رنگ màu nâu sẫm 浅黄色

adj

a buff envelope. dofgeel, vaalbruin اصْفَر، بُرْتُقالي اللوْن бледожълтеникав žlutohnědý brungul lederfarben ωχροκίτρινος de color de ante tuhmkollane زرد رنگ؛ چرمی nahanvärinen chamois בְּצֵבָע צָהוֹב עָמוּם बादामी žućkast bivalybőr kuning camosciato, scamosciato; color camoscio 黄褐色の 황갈색의 tamsiai geltonas dzeltenbrūns sampul surat buf vaalgeel brungul ciemnożółty amarelado galben închis светло-жёлтый svetložltý svetlo rumen svetlo mrkožut mattgul, brungul ที่มีสีน้ำตาลอมเหลือง soluk sarı; deve tüyü 淺黃色的 буро-жовтий زرد رنگ کا có màu nâu sẫm 浅黄色的