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bunting1 definition

bun·ting (bun′tiŋ)

noun

  1. a thin cloth used in making flags, streamers, etc.
  2. flags, or strips of cloth in the colors of the flag, used as holiday decorations
  3. ☆ a baby's garment of soft, warm cloth made into a hooded blanket that exposes only the face

Etymology: < ? ME bonting, ger. of bonten, to sift: hence, cloth used for sifting

bunting2 definition

bun·ting (bun′tiŋ)

noun

any of a family (Emberizidae, esp. genera Passerina and Emberiza) of small, brightly colored passerine birds with short, stout bills

Etymology: ME < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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