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- busby (n.) "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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Busby — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Buzz Busby (1933–2003), US amerikanischer Bluegrass und Rockabilly Musiker George H. Busby (1794–1869), US amerikanischer Politiker James Busby (1802–1871), schottischer Weinbauexperte Jim Busby… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Busby — is the English name for the Hungarian prémes csákó or kucsma , a military head dress made of fur, worn by Hungarian hussars. In its original Hungarian form the busby was a cylindrical fur cap, having a bag of colored cloth hanging from the top.… … Wikipedia
Busby — Busby, MT U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 695 Housing Units (2000): 201 Land area (2000): 14.197736 sq. miles (36.771966 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.049094 sq. miles (0.127152 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.246830 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Busby, MT — U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 695 Housing Units (2000): 201 Land area (2000): 14.197736 sq. miles (36.771966 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.049094 sq. miles (0.127152 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.246830 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Busby — Fréquent en Grande Bretagne (variantes : Bushby, Bushbye, Bussby), désigne celui qui est originaire d une localité portant ce nom. Une commune écossaise s appelle Busby (East Renfrewshire). Sens probable : le village (vieux norrois byr ) de Butr… … Noms de famille
busby — [buz′bē] n. pl. busbies [18th c., a large wig; prob. after the name Busby] a tall fur hat worn as part of a full dress uniform by hussars, guardsmen in the British army, etc … English World dictionary
Busby — Bus by (b[u^]z b[y^]), n.; pl. {Busbies} (b[i^]z). (Mil.) 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Busby — BUSBY, a village, partly in the parish of East Kilbride, Middle ward of the county of Lanark, but chiefly in the parish of Mearns, Upper ward of the county of Renfrew; containing 902 inhabitants. This village is pleasantly situated on the… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
busby — ► NOUN (pl. busbies) ▪ a tall fur hat with a cloth flap hanging down on the right hand side, worn by certain regiments of hussars and artillerymen. ORIGIN originally denoting a bushy wig: of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
Busby — This long established surname may be of early medieval English or medieval Scottish origin, and is a locational name either from Great or Little Busby, two parishes south of Stokesley in the North Riding of Yorkshire, or from the lands of Busby… … Surnames reference
