Buffs

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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Buffs [bʌfs]

pl n

(Military) the. the Third Regiment of Foot, esp the Royal East Kent Regiment

[from their buff-coloured facings]