bun|ting

bun|ting
bun|ting1 «BUHN tihng», noun.
1. a thin cloth used for flags.
2. long pieces of cloth having the colors and designs of a flag, used to decorate buildings and streets on holidays and special occasions.
3. a flag, or flags collectively, especially of a ship.
4. a baby's warm, hooded, outer garment closed at the bottom; baby bunting.
╂[perhaps Middle English bonten to sift (because the cloth was used for sifting)]
bun|ting2 «BUHN tihng», noun.
any one of several small, usually brightly colored birds with stout bills. The bunting belongs to the same family as the finch.
╂[origin uncertain]

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  • bunting — I bun•ting [[t]ˈbʌn tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) tex a coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton for flags, signals, etc 2) patriotic and festive decorations made from such cloth, or from paper, usu. in the colors of the national flag 3) flags, esp. a vessel s… …   From formal English to slang

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