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bugle
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bu·gle 1  (bygl)
n. Music
A brass wind instrument somewhat shorter than a trumpet and lacking keys or valves.
intr.v. bu·gled, bu·gling, bu·gles
1. Music To sound a bugle.
2. To give forth a deep, prolonged sound similar to the bay of a hound.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin bculus, steer, diminutive of bs, ox; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.]

bugler n.

bu·gle 2  (bygl)
n.
A tubular glass or plastic bead used to trim clothing.

[Origin unknown.]

bu·gle 3  (bygl)
n.
Any of several creeping Old World herbs of the genus Ajuga in the mint family, having opposite leaves, square stems, and terminal spikes of purplish to white flowers. Also called bugleweed.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin bgula (perhaps influenced by bglssa, bugloss), from Latin bgill.]

bugle Music
Noun
a brass instrument used chiefly for military calls
Verb
[-gling, -gled]
to play or sound (on) a bugle [short for bugle horn ox horn, from Latin buculus bullock]
bugler n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.buglebugle - a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
2.bugle - any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Ajuga reptans, creeping bugle - low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States
Ajuga genevensis, blue bugle, erect bugle - upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe
Ajuga pyramidalis, pyramid bugle - European evergreen carpeting perennial
Ajuga chamaepitys, yellow bugle, ground pine - low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa
3.bugle - a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration
bead - a small ball with a hole through the middle
Verb1.bugle - play on a bugle
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
spiel, play - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"
Translations
bugle [ˈbjuːgl] ncorneta, clarín m

bugle [ˈbjuːgl] nclairon m

bugle [ˈbjuːgl] nBügelhorn nt

bugle [ˈbjuːgl] ntromba

bugle
n bugle [ˈbjuːgl]
a musical wind instrument usually made of brass, used chiefly for military signals He plays the bugle. horing, beuel بوق сигнална тръба trubka signalhorn das Horn σάλπιγγα corneta pasun شیپور torvi clairon חֲצוֹצרָה बिगुल truba kürt terompet trombetta らっぱ 군용 나팔 trimitas taure begol bugel signalhorn, liten trompet sygnałówka clarim corn (de vână­toare) горн trúbka, poľnica trobenta vojnička truba horn แตรเดี่ยว; แตรสัญญาณทหาร boru, borazan 軍號 горн, ріжок بگل ، منہ سے بجانے والا باجا kèn (quân sự)
n bugler
horingblaser, beuelblaser بوّاق، نافخ في البوق сигнална тръба trubač hornblæser der/die Hornist/-in σαλπιγκτής corneta pasunapuhuja شیپورچی torvensoittaja (joueur/-euse de) clairon מְחַצצֵר बिगुल वादक trubač kürtös peniup terompet trombettiere らっぱ吹き 나팔수 trimitininkas taurētājs peniup begol bugelblazer hornblåser trębacz corneteiro cornist, gornist горнист trubač trobentač hornblåsare นักเป่าแตรเดี่ยว; นักเป่าแตรสัญญาณทหาร borazancı 號手 горніст, сурмач بگکل بجاناے والا lính kèn


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