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TOEFL BNC: 23643 COCA: 21910

bugle

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bugle /ˈbjuːgəl/ noun
plural bugles
bugle
/ˈbjuːgəl/
noun
plural bugles
Learner's definition of BUGLE
[count]
: a musical instrument like a trumpet that is used especially for giving military signals号角;(尤指)军号

— bugler

/ˈbjuːglɚ/ noun, plural buglers [count]
TOEFL BNC: 23643 COCA: 21910

bugle

1 of 4

noun (1)

bu·​gle ˈbyü-gəl How to pronounce bugle (audio)
: any of a genus (Ajuga) of plants of the mint family
especially : a European annual (A. reptans) that has spikes of blue flowers and is naturalized in the U.S.

bugle

2 of 4

noun (2)

: a valveless brass instrument that resembles a trumpet and is used especially for military calls

Illustration of bugle

Illustration of bugle

bugle

3 of 4

verb

bugled; bugling ˈbyü-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce bugle (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to sound a bugle
2
: to utter the characteristic rutting call of the bull elk

bugle

4 of 4

noun (3)

: a small cylindrical bead of glass or plastic used for trimming especially on women's clothing

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What is the origin of bugle?

In early English, the word bugle meant “wild ox.” The horns of oxen were made into signaling devices for soldiers and hunters, first called bugle horns. Later this was shortened to bugle.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin bugula

Noun (2)

Middle English, buffalo, instrument made of buffalo horn, bugle, from Anglo-French, from Latin buculus, diminutive of bos head of cattle — more at cow

Noun (3)

perhaps from bugle entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1573, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bugle was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 23643 COCA: 21910

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