Buff

Pronunciation: bŭf

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.

The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.

A visage rough,
Deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff.

- Dryden.

A military coat, made of buff leather.

(Med.) The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.

(Mech.) A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.

The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff.

To be in buff is equivalent to being naked.

- Wright.

Made of buff leather.

Of the color of buff.

Buff coat
a close, military outer garment, with short sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering.

Buff jerkin
originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward, one of cloth of a buff color.

Buff stick
(Mech.) a strip of wood covered with buff leather, used in polishing. - Nares.

v. t.

to polish with a soft cloth, especially one similar to a buff{5}. See Buff, n., 5.

To strike.

A buffet; a blow; - obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff." See blindman's buff.

Nathless so sore a buff to him it lent
That made him reel.

- Spenser.

Firm; sturdy.

And for the good old cause stood buff,
'Gainst many a bitter kick and cuff.

- Hudibras.

Noun	1.	buff - an ardent follower and admirer Synonyms: devotee, lover, fan
	2.	buff - a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
	3.	buff - bare skin; "swimming in the buff"
	4.	buff - a medium to dark tan color Synonyms: caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown, caramel
	5.	buff - an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) Synonyms: buffer
Verb	1.	buff - strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" Synonyms: buffet
	2.	buff - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" Synonyms: burnish, furbish, flush
Adj.	1.	buff - of the color of buff leather

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