buffe means A piece of armor covering either the entire face, or the lower face together with a visor that covered the upper face, typically made of multiple lames that could be opened by being lowered (a falling buffe) or raised.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, buffe ranks #12,805 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
buffe is pronounced /bʌf/.
Etymology
From Old French buffe.
noun
- A piece of armor covering either the entire face, or the lower face together with a visor that covered the upper face, typically made of multiple lames that could be opened by being lowered (a falling buffe) or raised.e.g.“It was used by the arquebusiers in 1560, and a buffe or chin-piece was strapped in front when occasion required.” — 1884, The Boy's Own Paper, page 119:
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Words closest in meaning
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- barbute 61% match — A type of visorless helmet, of 15th-century Italian design, including a T or Y shaped opening for the eyes and mouth. vs buffe →
- buffle 59% match — A buffalo. vs buffe →
- faceguard 57% match — A protective guard for the face. vs buffe →
- bevor 56% match — A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor. vs buffe →
- bicoque 56% match — A style of 15th-century helmet (or helmet visor). vs buffe →
- buffant 56% match — Synonym of buffont. vs buffe →
- buffont 55% match — An item of neckwear (a neckerchief), usually of linen, gauze, or lace, worn around the neck and puffed out over the bosom, popular from the 1750s to 1790s. vs buffe →
- burgonet 55% match — A light helmet worn by infantrymen, bearing a crest and hinged cheekpieces, but typically without a visor. vs buffe →