a pale yellowish brown colour
a strong supple oil-tanned leather produced chiefly from cattle hides
a device, e.g. a stick or pad, with a soft absorbent surface used for polishing something
informal somebody who has a keen interest in and wide knowledge of a specified subject; an enthusiast
a film buff
in the buff
informal naked
[French buffle wild ox, from Old Italian bufalo: see buffalo; (sense 4) earlier ‘someone who is enthusiastic about going to see fires’, from the buff overcoats worn by volunteer firemen in New York City around 1820]