bugle
English
/ˈbjuːɡəl/
noun
Definitions
- A horn used by hunters.
- (music) a simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series
- A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover, , and other plants in the genus Ajuga.
- Anything shaped like a bugle, round or conical and having a bell on one end.
Etymology
Derived from Old French bugle derived from Latin buculus (steer, young bull, ox).
Origin
Latin
buculus
Gloss
steer, young bull, ox
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing