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
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
A $3 pouch of Bugler ends up retailing inside for about $600—a 20,000% markup.
With Cigarettes Banned In Most Prisons, Gangs Shift From Drugs To Smokes | Seth Ferranti | June 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI managed to obtain the Distinguished Conduct Medal for the bugler who always accompanies me everywhere on my peregrinations.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieTaking the bugler and the guide with him, he crept carefully around the principal building, halting at the corner.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen | Oliver OpticThe bugler was ordered to blow the Assembly, and the whole platoon gathered in front of the mansion, which faced the east.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen | Oliver OpticHe replaced the watch in his pocket and waved his hand to a bugler who was standing expectantly by his side.
A Little Union Scout | Joel Chandler Harris
"Shut your head, bugler," commanded a corporal close on my right.
The Adventures of Harry Revel | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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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