Definition of bunt

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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..

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Bunt :: Bunt (v. i.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts..
Sparrow :: Sparrow (n.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House..
Ortolan :: Ortolan (n.) A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting..
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..
Bunter :: Bunter (n.) A woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low, vulgar woman..
Dickcissel :: Dickcissel (n.) The American black-throated bunting (Spiza Americana).
Reedling :: Reedling (n.) The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser butcher bird..
Buntine :: Buntine (n.) A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals..
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.) A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand..
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..
Water Sparrow :: Water sparrow () The reed bunting.
Painted :: Painted (a.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting..
Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The European bunting.
Butterbird :: Butterbird (n.) The rice bunting or bobolink; -- so called in the island of Jamaica.
Bunting :: Bunting (n.) Alt. of Buntin.
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..
Bunting :: Bunting (n.) A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae)..
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..
Bunt :: Bunt (v. t. & i.) To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy..
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