Vocabulary : Buffet to Buffo

Buffet : A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard. ;; A counter for refreshments; a restaurant at a railroad station, or place of public gathering. ;; A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff. ;; A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity. ;; A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter. ;; To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap. ;; To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows. ;; To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper. ;; To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend. ;; To make one's way by blows or struggling.
Buffeted : of Buffet
Buffeter : One who buffets; a boxer.
Buffeting : of Buffet ;; A striking with the hand. ;; A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity.
Buffin : A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns.
Buffing apparatus : See Buffer, 1.
Buffle : The buffalo. ;; To puzzle; to be at a loss.
Bufflehead : One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. ;; The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.
Buffle-headed : Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering.
Buffo : The comic actor in an opera.
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