BUNTING


Meaning of BUNTING in English

I. ˈbəntiŋ, -tēŋ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English buntynge

1. : any of various stout-billed birds of Emberiza and related genera usually included in the finch family (Fringillidae) and distinguished from typical finches by their more angular gape and often by a bony knob on the palate — see indigo bunting , reed bunting

2.

a. : cowbird

b. : bobolink

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps from gerund of English dialect bunt to sift (meal), from Middle English bonten

1.

a. : a lightweight loosely woven fabric of plain weave used chiefly for flags and festive decorations and draperies

b. : flags

2. : festive decorations made of bunting or sometimes of paper ; especially : such decorations in the colors of the national flag or the national coat of arms for patriotic occasions

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: bunting (term of endearment in the nursery rhyme “Bye, baby bunting”), perhaps alteration of bunny (II)

1. : a thickly napped fabric of natural or synthetic fiber used especially for infant wear

2. : an outdoor garment for infants consisting of a large envelope with attached hood

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.