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bugle bead — /ˈbjugəl bid/ (say byoohguhl beed) noun a small decorative bead which is sewn, usually in clusters or designs, onto fabrics, woollens, etc …
bugle — bugle1 bugler, n. /byooh geuhl/, n., v., bugled, bugling. n. 1. a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals. v.i. 2. to sound a bugle. 3. (of bull elks) to utter a… … Universalium
Bugle — Bu gle, a. [From {Bugle} a bead.] Jet black. Bugle eyeballs. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bugle — bugle1 [byo͞o′gəl] n. [ME, wild ox, drinking horn, hunting horn < OFr < L buculus, heifer, young ox, dim. of bos, ox, COW1] a brass instrument like a trumpet but smaller, and usually without keys or valves: used chiefly for military calls… … English World dictionary
Bugle — Bu gle, n. [LL. bugulus a woman s ornament: cf. G. b[ u]gel a bent piece of metal or wood, fr. the same root as G. biegen to bend, E. bow to bend.] An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bead — For other uses, see Bead (disambiguation). Beads A bead is a small, decorative object that is usually pierced for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under 1 millimetre (0.039 in) to over 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in diameter … Wikipedia
Bugle — The word bugle may refer to:* Bugle (instrument), a horn in the natural brass musical instrument family * Bugle (plant), an often cultivated plant of the family Lamiaceae * The sound that an elk makes during the rut or mating season * A tubular… … Wikipedia
bugle — I bu•gle [[t]ˈbyu gəl[/t]] n. v. gled, gling 1) mad a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet but usu. without keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals 2) mad to sound a bugle 3) anb (of bull elks) to utter a rutting call •… … From formal English to slang
bugle — bugle1 noun (also bugle horn) a brass instrument like a small trumpet, traditionally used for military signals. verb sound a bugle. Derivatives bugler noun Origin ME (in the sense wild ox ): via OFr. from L. buculus, dimin. of bos ox ; hence… … English new terms dictionary
bugle — n. 1. Hunting horn, bugle horn. 2. (Mil.) Call bugle, key bugle. 3. Elongated bead, drop ornament … New dictionary of synonyms
