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busbys

busbys is the plural of busby.

Meaning of busby

Noun

busby (plural busbies or busbys)

  1. A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.
    • […] many Khorassanis wearing huge sheepskin busbies, similar to the head-gear of the Roumanians and Tabreez Turks of Ovahjik and the Perso-Turkish border.1887, Thomas Stevens, chapter IV, in Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. II: From Teheran to Yokohama, London: Sampson Low […] , pages 71–72

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Proper noun capitalized: Busbys

Busbys

  1. (plural) plural of Busby.

Phrases with busbys

Questions about busbys

What is busbys the plural of?
Busbys is the plural of busby.
What part of speech is busbys?
Busbys is a proper noun.

Words near busbys in the dictionary

  1. busboys
  2. Busbridge
  3. busby
  4. Busby Babe
  5. Busby Babes
  6. busbys
  7. Busbys Flat
  8. buscadero
  9. Buscaglia
  10. Buscaglias
  11. Buscema

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Adapted from Wiktionary: busbys (page history and authors); Busbys (page history and authors); busby (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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