BLINDMAN'S BUFF

Meaning of BLINDMAN'S BUFF in English

A play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who it is.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BLINDMAN'S BUFF — noun Date: 1599 a group game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify another player
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLINDMAN'S BUFF — ˈblīn(d)ˌmanz-, -ˌmaa(ə)nz- noun Etymology: blind man + buff (buffet) 1. : a group game in which a blindfolded player tries …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLINDMAN'S BUFF — () A play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell …
Английский словарь Webster
BLINDMAN'S BUFF — /bluynd"manz' buf"/ a game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify one of the other players. Also …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLINDMAN'S BUFF — noun Date: 1599 : a group game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify another player — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLINDMAN'S BUFF — a play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who …
Webster English vocab
BLINDMAN'S BUFF — [blind.man's buff] n (1600): a group game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify another player--called also …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLINDMAN'S BUFF — children's game played as early as 2,000 years ago in Greece. The game is variously known in Europe: Italy, mosca …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLINDMAN'S BUFF — Pronunciation: ' bl ī n(d)- ' manz- Function: noun Date: 1599 : a group game in which a blindfolded player …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BLINDMAN'S BUFF — A play used by children, where one being blinded by a handkerchief bound over his eyes, attempts to seize any …
Slang English vocab
BLINDMAN'S-BUFF — n. Hoodman-blind, blind-man-buff.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BUFF — adj firm; sturdy. 2. buff ·adj made of buff leather. 3. buff ·adj of the color of buff. 4. buff …
Webster English vocab
BUFF — I. ˈbəf noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English buffe, from Middle French, of imitative origin now chiefly dialect : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLINDMAN — -dmən noun ( plural blindmen blind ( mail ) illegible or insufficiently addressed mail + man ) chiefly Britain : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUFF — (v. t.) To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.
Английский словарь Webster
BUFF — ( v. t. ) To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFF — buff 1 — buffability , n. — buffable , adj. /buf/ , n. 1. a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFF — I. ˈbəf noun Etymology: Middle French buffle wild ox, from Old Italian bufalo Date: 1570 1. : a garment (as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUFF — / bʌf; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] (used in compounds) a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUFF — I. buff 1 /bʌf/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1: Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: buff 'someone very interested in going …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUFF — adj., n., & v. --adj. of a yellowish beige colour (buff envelope). --n. 1 a yellowish beige colour. 2 colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUFF — adj., n., & v. adj. of a yellowish beige colour (buff envelope). n. 1 a yellowish beige colour. 2 colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUFF — adj., n., & v. --adj. of a yellowish beige colour (buff envelope). --n. 1. a yellowish beige colour. 2 colloq. …
Oxford English vocab
BUFF — ( buffs, buffing, buffed) 1. Something that is buff is pale brown in colour. He took a largish buff envelope …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUFF — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a film buff (= someone who is interested in films and knows a lot …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUFF — (NAKED) [noun] [U] - in the buff with no clothes onWe were a little surprised that she answered the door …
Cambridge English vocab
BUFF — All in buff; stript to the skin, stark naked. BUFF. To stand buff; to stand the brunt. To swear as …
Slang English vocab
BUFF — I. noun Buff is used after these nouns: ↑ film , ↑ fitness , ↑ movie , ↑ music , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BUFF — n. 25B6; adjective a plain buff envelope : BEIGE, yellowish, yellowish-brown, light brown, fawn, sandy, wheaten, biscuit, camel. 25B6; verb …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUFF — 1. сущ. 1) буйволовая кожа; толстая бычачья кожа 2) разг.; уст. кожа человека to strip to the buff ≈ раздеть …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUFF — buff.ogg _I 1. bʌf n 1. буйволовая кожа; толстая бычачья кожа 2. разг. уст. кожа ( человека ) in the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUFF — _I 1. bʌf n 1. буйволовая кожа; толстая бычачья кожа 2. разг. уст. кожа ( человека ) in the buff …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BUFF — 1. сущ. 1) буйволовая кожа; толстая бычачья кожа 2) разг. ; уст. кожа человека to strip to the buff — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BUFF — 1. сущ. 1) буйволовая кожа; толстая бычачья кожа 2) разг.; уст. кожа человека to strip to the buff — раздеть догола - in the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BUFF — 1) кожаный или матерчатый полировальный круг || полировать кожаным или матерчатым кругом 2) амортизировать толчок, смягчать толчок, поглощать удар • …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
BUFF — 1) кожаный или матерчатый полировальный круг || полировать кожаным или матерчатым кругом 2) амортизировать толчок, смягчать толчок, поглощать удар • to buff up …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
BUFF — 1. _n. 1> буйволовая кожа; толстая бычачья кожа 2> _собир. _уст. кожа человека; to strip to the buff - раздеть …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BUFF — 1. n. 1. буйволовая кожа; толстая бычачья кожа 2. собир. уст. кожа человека; to strip to the buff - раздеть …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BUFF — 1. _n. 1> буйволовая кожа; толстая бычачья кожа 2> _разг. _уст. кожа человека; in buff нагишом, в чём мать родила; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BUFF — n sl He's a Schwarzenegger buff — Он без конца смотрит фильмы с участием Шварценеггера My wife is an opera buff — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BUFF — n sl He's a Schwarzenegger buff — Он без конца смотрит фильмы с участием Шварценеггера My wife is an opera …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BUFF — buff n sl He's a Schwarzenegger buff Он без конца смотрит фильмы с участием Шварценеггера My wife is an opera …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BUFF — 1. сущ. 1) буйволовая кожа; толстая бычачья кожа 2) разг.; уст. кожа человека to strip to the buff ≈ раздеть …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLINDMAN'S BLUFF — noun see: blindman's buff
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY — “- noun Etymology: blind man archaic : twilight
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY — () The time between daylight and candle light.
Английский словарь Webster
BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY — The time between daylight and candle light.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLINDMAN'S BLUFF — see blindman's buff
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY — the time between daylight and candle light.
Webster English vocab
BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY — Inexplicably eerie UK rural slang for twilight. Example: Get them sheep in, lad. Blindman's Holiday'll soon be'pon us.
Slang English vocab
BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY — Night, darkness.
Slang English vocab
HOODMAN-BLIND — noun Date: 1565 blindman's buff
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOODMAN-BLIND — |hu̇dmən| ̷ ̷ noun archaic : blindman's buff
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENERAL POST — noun 1. : blindman's buff in which players are designated by place names and are called upon to change seats …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOODMAN-BLIND — (n.) An old term for blindman's buff.
Английский словарь Webster
BUFF (11) — (n.) A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."
Английский словарь Webster
HOODMAN-BLIND — ( n. ) An old term for blindman's buff.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFF — ( n. ) A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOODMAN-BLIND — /hood"meuhn bluynd"/ , n. Archaic. See blindman's buff . [ 1555-65 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOODMAN-BLIND — noun Date: 1565 archaic : blindman's buff
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOODMAN-BLIND — noun an old term for blindman's buff.
Webster English vocab
HOODMAN-BLIND — [hood.man-blind] n (1565) archaic: blindman's buff
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHILDREN'S GAME — any of the amusements and pastimes of children that may involve spontaneous, unstructured activity, based mostly on fantasy and imagination, …
Britannica English vocabulary

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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