bu•gleˈbyu gəl(n.; v.)-gled, -gling.

1. (n.)a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet but usu. without keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.

   Category: Music and Dance

2. (v.i.)to sound a bugle.

   Category: Music and Dance

3. (of bull elks) to utter a rutting call.

   Category: Animal Behavior

Origin of bugle:

1250–1300; ME bugle (horn) instrument made of an ox horn < AF, OF < L būculus bullock, young ox =bū- var. s. of bōs ox +-culus -cle1

bu′gler(n.)

bu•gleˈbyu gəl(n.)

1. any of various low-growing plants belonging to the genus Ajuga, of the mint family, usu. having blue flowers.

   Category: Plants

Origin of bugle:

1225–75; ME < OF < ML bugula a kind of plant

bu•gleˈbyu gəl(n.)

1. Also called bu′gle bead`. a tubular glass bead used for ornamenting dresses.

   Category: Clothing

Origin of bugle:

1570–80; of obscure orig.