buff

adjsandy color

nounenthusiast
verbpolish to a shine

Word Origin & History

1570s, buffe leather "leather made of buffalo hide," from Middle French buffle "buffalo" (15c., via Italian, from Latin bufalus; see buffalo (n.)).

The color term comes from the hue of buffalo hides (later ox hides). Association of "hide" and "skin" led c.1600 to in the buff. Buff-colored uniforms of New York City volunteer firefighters since 1820s led to meaning "enthusiast" (1903).

Example Sentences for buff

Mary said at last, and he opened the buff envelope and took out the form.

A man must consider what a blindman's-buff is this game of conformity.

That's what I call blindman's-buff on a new principle, and no mistake!

The colour was buff, and there were seams of coal and lignite in places.

Puff——muff——buff——I say, Berta, how would Muff do for yours?

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