Buff

English Meaning

A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.

1. A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.
2. A military uniform coat made of such leather.
3. A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.
4. Informal Bare skin: swimming in the buff.
5. A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.
6. Made or formed of buff: a buff jacket.
7. Of the color buff.
8. Slang Having good muscle tone; physically fit and trim: buff athletes lifting weights at the gym.
9. To polish or shine with a piece of soft material.
10. To soften the surface of (leather) by raising a nap.
11. To make the color of buff.
12. Informal One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject: a Civil War buff.