bugle
1[ byoo-guhl ]
/ ˈbyu gəl /
noun
a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
verb (used without object), bu·gled, bu·gling.
to sound a bugle.
(of bull elks) to utter a rutting call.
verb (used with object), bu·gled, bu·gling.
to call by or with a bugle: to bugle reveille.
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Origin of bugle
11250–1300; Middle English bugle (horn) instrument made of an ox horn <Anglo-French, Old French <Latin būculus bullock, young ox, equivalent to bū- variant stem of bōs ox + -culus-cle1
OTHER WORDS FROM bugle
bugler, nounWords nearby bugle
Definition for bugle (2 of 3)
Origin of bugle
21225–75; Middle English <Old French <Medieval Latin bugula a kind of plant
Definition for bugle (3 of 3)
bugle3
[ byoo-guhl ]
/ ˈbyu gəl /
noun
Also called bugle bead . a tubular glass bead used for ornamenting dresses.
adjective
Also bugled. ornamented with bugles.
Origin of bugle
3First recorded in 1570–80; of obscure origin
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British Dictionary definitions for bugle (1 of 3)
bugle1
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
noun
music a brass instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves: used for military fanfares, signal calls, etc
verb
(intr) to play or sound (on) a bugle
Derived forms of bugle
bugler, nounWord Origin for bugle
C14: short for bugle horn ox horn (musical instrument), from Old French bugle, from Latin būculus young bullock, from bōs ox
British Dictionary definitions for bugle (2 of 3)
bugle2
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
noun
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
Word Origin for bugle
C13: from Late Latin bugula, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for bugle (3 of 3)
bugle3
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
noun
a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes for decoration
Word Origin for bugle
C16: of unknown origin
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