bugle1
n.
(also
bugle-horn)
a brass instrument like a small trumpet, traditionally used for military signals.
v.
sound a bugle.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘wild ox’): via OFr. from L. buculus, dimin. of bos ‘ox’; hence bugle-horn, denoting the horn of an ox used to give signals.
bugle2
n.
a creeping plant with blue flowers on upright stems.
[
Ajuga reptans and other species.]
Etymology
ME: from late L. bugula.
bugle3
n.
an ornamental tube-shaped bead.
Etymology
C16: of unknown origin.
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