BUFF

I. noun Etymology: Middle French ~le wild ox, from Old Italian bufalo Date: 1570 a garment (as a uniform) made of ~ leather, the state of being nude , 3. a moderate orange yellow, a light to moderate yellow, a device having a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth) by which polishing material is applied, fan , enthusiast , II. adjective Date: 1746 of the color ~, having a physique enhanced by bodybuilding exercises, III. transitive verb Date: 1838 polish , shine , to give a velvety surface to (leather)