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busby

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bus·by  (bzb)
n. pl. bus·bies
A full-dress fur hat of varying shape, worn by hussars in the 19th century and by the foot guard regiments of the British army.
[Possibly from the name Busby.]
busby
Noun
pl -bies a tall fur helmet worn by certain British soldiers [origin unknown]
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Noun1.busbybusby - tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
shako, bearskin
chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim


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Phileas Fogg, after paying the stipulated price of his passage to John Busby, and rewarding that worthy with the additional sum of five hundred and fifty pounds, ascended the steamer with Aouda and Fix; and they started at once for Nagasaki and Yokohama.
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