Definition of bunt

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Bunt (n.) A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand..

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Snowbird :: Snowbird (n.) An arctic finch (Plectrophenax, / Plectrophanes, nivalis) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also snow bunting, snowflake, snowfleck, and snowflight..
Pennant :: Pennant (n.) A small flag; a pennon. The narrow, / long, pennant (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government vessel in commission. The board pennant is an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a commodore's vessel..
Dogvane :: Dogvane (n.) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind..
Bunt :: Bunt (n.) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard..
Dickcissel :: Dickcissel (n.) The American black-throated bunting (Spiza Americana).
Trias :: Trias (n.) The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so named by the Germans, because consisting of three series of strata, which are called in German the Bunter sandstein, Muschelkalk, and Keuper..
Reedling :: Reedling (n.) The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser butcher bird..
Bunting :: Bunting (n.) Alt. of Buntin.
Bunt :: Bunt (n.) A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand..
Water Sparrow :: Water sparrow () The reed bunting.
Pepperbrand :: Pepperbrand (n.) See 1st Bunt.
Bunt :: Bunt (v. t. & i.) To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy..
Buntine :: Buntine (n.) A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals..
Painted :: Painted (a.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting..
Bunt :: Bunt (v. i.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts..
Yellowhammer :: Yellowhammer (n.) A common European finch (Emberiza citrinella). The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also yellow bunting, scribbling lark, and writing lark..
Bunter :: Bunter (n.) A woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low, vulgar woman..
Bunting :: Bunting (n.) A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae)..
Mark :: Mark (n.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called deeps..
Buntline :: Buntline (n.) One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in..
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