bugle definition

An elingated glass bead, of various colours, though commonly black.

Origin: LL. Bugulus a woman's ornament: cf. G. Bugel a bent piece of metal or wood, fr. The same root as G. Biegen to bend, E. Bow to bend.

<botany> A plant of the genus Ajuga of the Mint family, a native of the Old World. Yellow bugle, the Ajuga chamaepitys.

Origin: F. Bugle; cf. It. Bugola, L. Bugillo.

(01 Mar 1998)