bugle

[ byoo-guh l ]

/ 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.

Words nearby bugle

buggins' turn, buggy, bughouse, bughouse square, buginese, bugle, bugleweed, bugloss, bugong, bugout, bugs

Origin of bugle

1250–1300; 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

bu·gler, noun

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Examples from the Web for bugler

A $3 pouch of Bugler ends up retailing inside for about $600—a 20,000% markup.
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A step or two behind came Lieutenant Salkeld with a firing party and a bugler.
Barclay of the Guides|Herbert Strang
If he had not been prudent before, he was so now, for the bugler immediately sounded the recall.
In The Saddle|Oliver Optic
The commander speaks to his bugler, who claps his instrument to his lips.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. II: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians|Ambrose Bierce

A village containing one pioneer, one drummer (or bugler) and a quarter-master-sergeant, will be considered fully garrisoned.
Mr. Punch on the Warpath|Various
But the devil a drummer, drum, bugler, or bugle was forthcoming.
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British Dictionary definitions for bugler (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, noun

Word 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 bugler (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 bugler (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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