English Explanatory Dictionary

bunting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
  2. A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
  3. Flags considered as a group.
noun
  1. Any of various songbirds of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
noun
  1. A warm, often hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of bunt
noun
  1. A pushing action.
  2. A strong timber; a stout prop.
  3. An old boys' game, played with sticks and a small piece of wood.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌntɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bunting.wav

Word forms

bunting buntings

Etymology

Possibly from dialect bunting (“sifting flour”), from Middle English bonten (“to sift”), hence the material used for that purpose. Possibly from Germanic bundt (“to bind or tie together”).

Derived words

buntingless black-faced bunting black-headed bunting chestnut-eared bunting cinereous bunting cirl bunting corn bunting Cretzschmar's bunting gray-necked bunting grey-headed bunting grey-hooded bunting grey-necked bunting Henslow's bunting indigo bunting lark bunting LeConte's bunting little bunting McKay's bunting ortolan bunting painted bunting Pallas's bunting pine bunting (Emberiza melanocephala reed bunting rock bunting rustic bunting snow bunting yellow-breasted bunting yellow-browed bunting yellow bunting
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