bugle

¹ American  

[byoo-guhl] / ˈbyu gəl /

noun

1. a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.

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verb (used without object)

bugled, bugling

1. to sound a bugle.

2. (of bull elks) to utter a rutting call.

verb (used with object)

bugled, bugling

1. to call by or with a bugle.

   to bugle reveille.

bugle ² American  

[byoo-guhl] / ˈbyu gəl /

noun

1. ajuga.

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bugle ³ American  

[byoo-guhl] / ˈbyu gəl /

noun

1. Also called bugle bead.  a tubular glass bead used for ornamenting dresses.

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adjective

1. Also bugled ornamented with bugles.

bugle ¹ British  

/ ˈbjuːɡəl /

noun

1. music a brass instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves: used for military fanfares, signal calls, etc

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verb

1. (intr) to play or sound (on) a bugle

bugle ² British  

/ ˈbjuːɡəl /

noun

1. Also called: bugleweed.  any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Ajuga , esp A. reptans , having small blue or white flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) See also ground pine

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bugle ³ British  

/ ˈbjuːɡəl /

noun

1. a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes for decoration

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Other Word Forms

• bugler noun

Etymology

Origin of bugle¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bugle, bugel, bewgal “wild ox, buffalo, water buffalo, drinking horn, (instrument) horn, bugle,” from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin būculus “young bull, bullock, young ox,” equivalent to bū- variant stem of bōs “cow, ox, bull” + -culus diminutive noun suffix; -cle ¹, cow ¹

Origin of bugle²

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English bugle, bugil, buygel, bewgle, from Old French, from Late Latin būgillo the name of the plant; further origin uncertain

Origin of bugle³

First recorded in 1570–80; of obscure origin; perhaps an extended sense of bugle ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Also designed by Hartnell, the Queen's 1953 Coronation dress was made from silk produced in Kent and features gold bugle beads, diamantés and pearls in exquisitely designed embroideries.

From BBC

City Hall, which dates to the 16th century, toots out a cheerful jazz bugle call several times a day.

From The Wall Street Journal

Morris held the microphone with both hands like he was blowing on a bugle and urging the crowd to charge.

From Los Angeles Times

In the face of febrile bond markets, this week the faint sound of the bugle of retreat on the US trade war got louder.

From BBC

"He was going to blow the bugle if he got in any difficulty," Dr Waterman says.

From BBC