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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.]

bugle1
n
(Music / Instruments) Music a brass instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves: used for military fanfares, signal calls, etc.
vb
(Music, other) (intr) to play or sound (on) a bugle
[short for bugle horn ox horn (musical instrument), from Old French bugle, from Latin būculus young bullock, from bōs ox]
bugler  n

bugle2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Ajuga, esp A. reptans, having small blue or white flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) Also called bugleweed See also ground pine
[from Late Latin bugula, of uncertain origin]

bugle3
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes for decoration
[of unknown origin]
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 f, clarín m

bugle [ˈbjuːgəl] nclairon m

bugle
nBügelhorn nt; bugle callHornsignal nt

bugle [ˈbjuːgl] n (Mus) → tromba
bugle [ˈbjuːgl] n (Mus) → tromba

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 나팔, 뷰글 trimitas taure begol bugel signalhorn, liten trompet sygnałówka clarim corn (de vână­toare) горн trúbka, poľnica trobenta vojnička truba horn แตรเดี่ยว; แตรสัญญาณทหาร boru, borazan 號角 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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The sound, called bugling, signals mating season among the park's newcomers: A population of wild elk.
They accept conditions as they are and do not engage in fantasies of the cavalry bugling their way over the hill to save the day.
His descriptive oration of a bugling elk, or rutting moose, causes the listener to pause reflectively on what was just stated and then burst out laughing.
 
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