Webster's English Dictionary

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buff

1. buff \'b*f\ n [MF buffle wild ox, fr. Olt bufalo] [earlier buff (an 
   enthusiast about going to fires); fr. the buff overcoat] 1: a garment (as a 
   uniform) made of buff leather  2: the bare skin  3a: a moderate orange 
   yellow  3b: a light to moderate yellow  4: a device (as a stick or block) 
   having a soft absorbent surface (as a clo th) by which polishing material 
   is applieds worn by volunteer firemen in New York City ab1820 5: FAN, 
   ENTHUSIAST 
2. buff aj : of the color buff 
3. buff vt 1: to polish with or as if with a buff  2: to give a buff or 
   velvety surface to (leather)