bunting

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[ buhn-ting ]
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noun
  1. a coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton for flags, signals, etc.

  2. patriotic and festive decorations made from such cloth, or from paper, usually in the form of draperies, wide streamers, etc., in the colors of the national flag.

  1. flags, especially a vessel's flags, collectively.

Origin of bunting

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First recorded in 1735–45; origin uncertain; perhaps originally “cloth for sifting,” hence the verb bunt “to sift,” from Middle English bonten + -ing1

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Other definitions for bunting (2 of 3)

bunting2
[ buhn-ting ]

noun
  1. any of several small, chiefly seed-eating birds of the genera Emberiza, Passerina, and Plectrophenax.

Origin of bunting

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First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bunting, bounting, buntyle; further origin unknown

Other definitions for bunting (3 of 3)

bunting3
[ buhn-ting ]

noun
  1. a hooded sleeping garment for infants.

Origin of bunting

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First recorded in 1920–25; special use of bunting1

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British Dictionary definitions for bunting (1 of 3)

bunting1

/ (ˈbʌntɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a coarse, loosely woven cotton fabric used for flags, etc

  2. decorative flags, pennants, and streamers

  1. flags collectively, esp those of a boat

Origin of bunting

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C18: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for bunting (2 of 3)

bunting2

/ (ˈbʌntɪŋ) /


noun
  1. any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of the families Fringillidae (finches, etc) or Emberizidae, esp those of the genera Emberiza of the Old World and Passerina of North America. They all have short stout bills

Origin of bunting

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C13: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for Bunting (3 of 3)

Bunting

/ (ˈbʌntɪŋ) /


noun
  1. Basil . 1900–85, British poet, author of Briggflatts (1966)

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