bugle
1a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
to sound a bugle.
(of bull elks) to utter a rutting call.
to call by or with a bugle: to bugle reveille.
Origin of bugle
1Other words from bugle
- bugler, noun
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Other definitions for bugle (2 of 3)
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2Other definitions for bugle (3 of 3)
Also called bugle bead . a tubular glass bead used for ornamenting dresses.
Also bu·gled . ornamented with bugles.
Origin of bugle
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How to use bugle in a sentence
His first gig was with a drum-and-bugle corps put together by the parish priest.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou | John Ed Bradley | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFriends said he kept the little gold bugle with him the rest of his life.
A History of the Oscar Powerhouse ‘From Here to Eternity’ | Allen Barra | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUpstairs in the galleries, Jim Costanzo spouted lefty politics between tunes on his baritone bugle.
Pawel Althamer Creates Art That’s by the People, for the People at the New Museum | Jessica Dawson | February 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere are bugle-horns without bugle-men, and it is a chance if we can find anybody in Greece to blow them.
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy | Michael Weiss | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDu Maurier was one of the great names of British theatre, she regarded ‘a summons’ from him to be a ‘bugle call from Olympus.’
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art | Judith Mackrell | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Before the dread significance of these things became clear, a bugle-call rang out.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIncessant bugle-calls from the natives added to the commotion, and thousands of Chinese crowded into the Chinese Consulate.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanNon-military readers may need to be reminded that the “last post” is a bugle-call which signifies the close of the day.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOutside, the town lay asleep, and from a gate in the old wall a sentry with a bugle blew a quiet "All's well."
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartShe rode the drill every day, like any soldier; and she could take the bugle and direct the evolutions herself.
A Horse's Tale | Mark Twain
British Dictionary definitions for bugle (1 of 3)
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
music a brass instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves: used for military fanfares, signal calls, etc
(intr) to play or sound (on) a bugle
Origin of bugle
1Derived forms of bugle
- bugler, noun
British Dictionary definitions for bugle (2 of 3)
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
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
Origin of bugle
2British Dictionary definitions for bugle (3 of 3)
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes for decoration
Origin of bugle
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