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BUSBY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does busby mean? 

BUSBY (noun)
  The noun BUSBY has 1 sense:

1. tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasionsplay

  Familiarity information: BUSBY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUSBY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bearskin; busby; shako

Hypernyms ("busby" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)


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