bearskin, busby, shako
(noun) tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Busby
A surname.
A suburban village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5756).
• subby
busby (plural busbies or busbys)
A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.
• (fur hat): bearskin
• subby
Source: Wiktionary
Bus"by, n.; pl. Busbies (. (Mil.)
Definition: A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
