bunting
1[ buhn-ting ]
/ ˈbʌn tɪŋ /
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noun
a coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton for flags, signals, etc.
patriotic and festive decorations made from such cloth, or from paper, usually in the form of draperies, wide streamers, etc., in the colors of the national flag.
flags, especially a vessel's flags, collectively.
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Origin of bunting
1Words nearby bunting
Bunsen, Bunsen burner, Bunsen's solubility coefficient, bunt, buntal, bunting, buntline, bunton, bunt order, Buñuel, buñuelo
Definition for bunting (2 of 3)
bunting2
[ buhn-ting ]
/ ˈbʌn tɪŋ /
noun
any of several small, chiefly seed-eating birds of the genera Emberiza, Passerina, and Plectrophenax.
Origin of bunting
21250–1300; Middle English < ?
Definition for bunting (3 of 3)
bunting3
[ buhn-ting ]
/ ˈbʌn tɪŋ /
noun
a hooded sleeping garment for infants.
Also called sleeper.
Origin of bunting
3First recorded in 1920–25; special use of bunting1
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British Dictionary definitions for bunting (1 of 3)
bunting1
/ (ˈbʌntɪŋ) /
noun
a coarse, loosely woven cotton fabric used for flags, etc
decorative flags, pennants, and streamers
flags collectively, esp those of a boat
Word Origin for bunting
C18: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for bunting (2 of 3)
bunting2
/ (ˈbʌntɪŋ) /
noun
any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of the families Fringillidae (finches, etc) or Emberizidae, esp those of the genera Emberiza of the Old World and Passerina of North America. They all have short stout bills
Word Origin for bunting
C13: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for bunting (3 of 3)
Bunting
/ (ˈbʌntɪŋ) /
noun
Basil . 1900–85, British poet, author of Briggflatts (1966)
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