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busby

[ buhz-bee ]

noun

, plural bus·bies.
  1. a tall fur hat with a baglike ornament hanging from the top over the right side.
  2. the bearskin hat worn by certain British guardsmen.


Busby

1

/ ˈbʌzbɪ /

noun

  1. BusbySir Matthew19091994MBritishSPORT AND GAMES: footballerSPORT AND GAMES: football manager Sir Matthew , known as Matt . 1909–94, British footballer. He managed Manchester United (1946–69)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

busby

2

/ ˈbʌzbɪ /

noun

  1. a tall fur helmet with a bag hanging from the top to the right side, worn by certain soldiers, usually hussars, as in the British Army
  2. (not in official usage) another name for bearskin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of busby1

First recorded in 1755–65; originally, a bushy wig; of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of busby1

C18 (in the sense: large bushy wig): perhaps from a proper name
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Example Sentences

Every time she ate the head off one soldier, another grew up in its place, with a green military coat and a yellow busby.

And the same click in the brain told Adam that his father was not a great man, that he was, indeed, a very strong-willed and concentrated little man wearing a huge busby.

Magnificent purple thistles bristle against the razor wire of Bulgaria's new border fence, like gay busbies.

From BBC

They were wearing their hallmark red jackets and furry black bearskin hats known as busbies.

The scarlet of the massed bands of the Brigade of Guards and the bearskins of their busbies stood out boldly against this soft colour and hard white of the choir.

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