Noun
an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)

Noun
a medium to dark tan color

Noun
bare skin; "swimming in the buff"

Noun
an ardent follower and admirer

Noun
a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

Verb
polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"

Verb
strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"

Adjective S.
of the color of buff leather

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n.
A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.

n.
The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.

n.
A military coat, made of buff leather.

n.
The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.

a.
A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.

a.
The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff.

a.
Made of buff leather.

a.
Of the color of buff.

v. t.
To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.

v. t.
To strike.

n.
A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."

a.
Firm; sturdy.

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Buff

Buff , n. [OE. buff, buffe, buff, buffalo, F. buffle buffalo. See Buffalo.] 1. A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner. "A suit of buff." Shak. 2. The color to buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.

A visage rough, Deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff.

3. A military coat, made of buff leather. Shak. 4. (Med.) The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a. 5. (Mech.) A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc. 6. The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff. [Colloq.]

To be in buff is equivalent to being naked.

Buff

Buff, a. 1. Made of buff leather. Goldsmith. 2. Of the color of buff. Buff coat, a close, military outer garment, with short sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering. -- Buff jerkin, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward, one of cloth of a buff color. [Obs.] Nares. -- Buff stick (Mech.), a strip of wood covered with buff leather, used in polishing.

Buff

Buff, v. t. To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.

Buff

Buff, v. t. [OF. bufer to cuff, buffet. See Buffet a blow.] To strike. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Buff

Buff, n. [See Buffet.] A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."

Nathless so sore a buff to him it lent That made him reel.

Buff

Buff, a. [Of uncertain etymol.] Firm; sturdy.

And for the good old cause stood buff, 'Gainst many a bitter kick and cuff.

A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.

Made of buff leather.

To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.

To strike.

A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."

Firm; sturdy.