n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə f
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French buffle wild ox, from Old Italian bufalo
Date: 1570
1 : a garment (as a uniform) made of buff leather
2 : the state of being nude <sunbathing in the buff >
3 a : a moderate orange yellow b : a light to moderate yellow
4 : a device having a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth) by which polishing material is applied
5 [earlier buff an enthusiast about going to fires; perhaps from the buff overcoats worn by volunteer firefighters in New York City about 1820] : FAN , ENTHUSIAST