Bu"gle , n. [F. bugle; cf. It. bugola, L.
bugillo.]
(Bot.) A plant of the genus Ajuga of the Mint family, a native of the
Old World.
Yellow bugle, the Ajuga chamæpitys.
Bu"gle , a. [From Bugle a bead.]
Jet black. "Bugle eyeballs." Shak.
Bu"gle , n. [LL.
bugulus a woman's ornament: cf. G. bügel a bent piece
of metal or
wood, fr. the same root as
G. biegen to bend, E. bow to bend.]
An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black.
Bu"gle , n. [See Bugle a wild ox.]
1. A horn
used by hunters.
2. (Mus.) A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very rarely in the orchestra; now superseded by the cornet; -- called also the Kent bugle.
Bu"gle (&?;), n. [OE.
bugle buffalo, buffalo's horn, OF. bugle, fr. L. buculus a young bullock, steer, dim. of bos ox. See
Cow the animal.]
A sort of wild
ox; a buffalo. E.
Phillips.
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