BUFF MEANING IN FRENCH

Definition & Synonyms

• Buff

1. (n.) The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.
2. (a.) A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.
3. (a.) Made of buff leather.
4. (a.) Firm; sturdy.
5. (v. t.) To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.
6. (a.) The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff.
7. (n.) The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.
8. (a.) Of the color of buff.
9. (n.) A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindmans buff."
10. (n.) A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.
11. (n.) A military coat, made of buff leather.
12. (v. t.) To strike.