bi noun, plural bus·bies.
1.
a tall fur hat with a baglike ornament hanging from the top over the right side.
2.
the bearskin hat worn by certain British guardsmen.
Origin:
1755–65; orig., a bushy wig; of obscure origin
1755–65; orig., a bushy wig; of obscure origin
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| —n , pl -bies | |
| 1. | a tall fur helmet with a bag hanging from the top to the right side, worn by certain soldiers, usually hussars, as in the British Army |
| 2. | (not in official usage) another name for bearskin |
| [C18 (in the sense: large bushy wig): perhaps from a proper name] | |
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| Busby (ˈbʌzbɪ) | |
| —n | |
| Sir Matthew, known as Matt. 1909--94, British footballer. He managed Manchester United (1946--69) | |
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busby
"fur hat worn by hussars on parade," 1807, earlier "a kind of bushy, tall wig" (1764), of unknown origin, though it is both a place name and a surname in England.
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