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单词 busby
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Definition of busby in English:

busby

nounPlural busbies ˈbʌzbiˈbəzbi
  • 1A tall fur hat with a coloured cloth flap hanging down on the right-hand side and in some cases a plume on the top, worn by soldiers of certain regiments of hussars and artillerymen.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • From here you can walk to Amalienborg, the royal palace, the impressive buildings of which are patrolled by guards in busbies.
    • There was also a soldier's ceremonial busby cap.
    • You should really know your bearskin from your busby.
    • He became its regimental colonel, and even as a general often wore its uniform, with its death's-head badge on the busby.
    • A busby, on the other hand, is a smaller helmet made of short fur with a small bag on the side, usually worn by hussars.
    1. 1.1
      popular term for bearskin (the cap)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The towering black hat, or busby, dates back almost 200 years to the Battle of Waterloo and is a key part of the uniform of the five guards' regiments - the Coldstream, Grenadier, Irish, Scots and Welsh.
      • A bandsman from the Coldstream Guards displays his busby.
      • Americans are suckers for pageantry and the media was happy to show shots of him surveying a row of busbies or chatting with the Queen.
      • I was slightly startled to find myself walking a few paces behind a Guardsman in full Number 1 dress uniform, busby standing proud, and polished brass spurs on his boots.

Origin

Mid 18th century (denoting a large bushy wig): of unknown origin.

 
 

Definition of busby in US English:

busby

nounˈbəzbiˈbəzbē
  • 1A tall fur hat with a colored cloth flap hanging down on the right-hand side and often a plume on the top, worn by soldiers of certain regiments of hussars and artillerymen.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • From here you can walk to Amalienborg, the royal palace, the impressive buildings of which are patrolled by guards in busbies.
    • A busby, on the other hand, is a smaller helmet made of short fur with a small bag on the side, usually worn by hussars.
    • He became its regimental colonel, and even as a general often wore its uniform, with its death's-head badge on the busby.
    • You should really know your bearskin from your busby.
    • There was also a soldier's ceremonial busby cap.
    1. 1.1
      popular term for bearskin (the cap)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The towering black hat, or busby, dates back almost 200 years to the Battle of Waterloo and is a key part of the uniform of the five guards' regiments - the Coldstream, Grenadier, Irish, Scots and Welsh.
      • Americans are suckers for pageantry and the media was happy to show shots of him surveying a row of busbies or chatting with the Queen.
      • I was slightly startled to find myself walking a few paces behind a Guardsman in full Number 1 dress uniform, busby standing proud, and polished brass spurs on his boots.
      • A bandsman from the Coldstream Guards displays his busby.

Origin

Mid 18th century (denoting a large bushy wig): of unknown origin.

 
 
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