bugle
1
[ 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.
Origin of bugle
1
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
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OTHER WORDS FROM bugle
bu·gler, nounWords nearby bugle
buggins' turn,
buggy,
bughouse,
bughouse square,
buginese,
bugle,
bugleweed,
bugloss,
bugong,
bugout,
bugs
Definition for bugle (2 of 3)
Origin of bugle
2
1225–75; Middle English < Old French < Medieval Latin
bugula a kind of plant
Definition for bugle (3 of 3)
bugle
3
[ byoo-guh l ]
/ ˈbyu gəl /
noun
Also called bugle bead.
a tubular glass bead used for ornamenting dresses.
adjective
Also bu·gled.
ornamented with bugles.
Origin of bugle
3
First recorded in 1570–80; of obscure origin
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British Dictionary definitions for bugle (1 of 3)
bugle
1
/ (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)
bugle
2
/ (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)
bugle
3
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
noun
a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes for decoration
Word Origin for bugle
C16: of unknown origin