Definitions for Busby
ˈbʌz bibus·by

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bearskin, busby, shakonoun

   tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. busbynoun

   A fur hat worn by certain soldiers and brass bands

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1. busby

   A busby is a military hat or headdress, often made of fur and typically has a plume. It is traditionally worn by certain regiments of cavalry or hussars in full dress uniforms, especially in the British army.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Busbynoun

   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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Busby

   Busby is the English name for the Hungarian prémes csákó or kucsma, a military head-dress made of fur, originally worn by Hungarian hussars. In its original Hungarian form the busby was a cylindrical fur cap, having a bag of coloured cloth hanging from the top. The end of this bag was attached to the right shoulder as a defense against sabre cuts. In Great Britain busbies are of two kinds: the hussar busby, cylindrical in shape, with a bag; this is worn by hussars and the Royal Horse Artillery; the rifle busby, a folding cap of astrakhan formerly worn by rifle regiments, in shape somewhat resembling a Glengarry but taller. Both have straight plumes in the front of the headdress. The popularity of this military headdress in its hussar form reached a height in the years immediately before World War I. It was widely worn in the British, German, Russian, Dutch, Belgian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Austro-Hungarian Serbian, Spanish and Italian armies. Possibly the name's original sense of a "busby wig" came from association with Dr Richard Busby, headmaster of Westminster School in the late seventeenth century; the later phrase buzz wig may have been derived from busby. An alternative explanation is that the British hussar cap of the early 19th century was named after the hatter who supplied the officer's version - W. Busby of the Strand London. The modern British busby is worn with full dress by bands, the Royal Horse Artillery and ceremonial detachments at regimental expense. In its hussar version it is now made of black nylon fur, although Bandmasters still retain the original animal fur.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Busby

   bus′bi, n. a fur hat with short bag hanging down from the top on its right side, of the same colour as the facings of the regiment, worn by hussars, and, in the British army, by horse artillerymen also. [Prob. Hung.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. busby

   A military coiffure, or cap, or bear-skin; the French colbach.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUSBY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Busby is ranked #2320 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Busby surname appeared 15,754 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Busby.
   
   77.2% or 12,165 total occurrences were White.
   17% or 2,681 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 365 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 340 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 120 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 80 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Hat

How to pronounce Busby?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Busby in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Busby in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Busby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Busby
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Busby
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Busby
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Busby
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Busby
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html