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Buff (colour), a pale orange-brown colour; Buff (turkey), a breed of domestic turkey; Buff meat or buff, buffalo meat; Buff, a character in Generation X; Buffing, a metal finishing process; Nail buffing, a cosmetic treatment; A state of nudity – see In the buff. Buff leather, made of bull or elk hide; Buff (train couplers), condition of a ...
The buff coat was worn as European military attire from around 1600 through to the 1680s. [3] The origin of the term 'buff' in relation to the coat refers to leather obtained from the "European buffalo" (available sources do not specify what species this term means, but it most probably refers to the wisent), which also gave rise to the term buff for its light tan colour.
Buff (Latin: bubalinus) [2] [3] is a light brownish yellow, ochreous colour, typical of buff leather. [4] [5] Buff is a mixture of yellow ochre and white: [6] two parts of white lead and one part of yellow ochre produces a good buff, or white lead may be tinted with French ochre alone.
Three weeks into 2008 and our New Year's resolution to become fitter, more buff, less prone to triggering dry heaves at the pool, has been drowned in double-mocha frappacinos. Perhaps it's time ...
After centrifugation, one can distinguish a layer of clear fluid (the plasma), a layer of red fluid containing erythrocytes, and a thin layer in between.Composing less than 1% of the total volume of the blood sample, the buffy coat (so-called because it is usually buff in hue), contains most of the leukocytes and thrombocytes.
Buff leather is a strong, soft preparation of bull's or elk's hide, used in the Middle Ages onwards, that bore a rudimentary ability to deaden the effect of a blow. As armor fell into disuse at the widespread arrival of firearms to the battlefield in the 16th century, buff coats, which could in some situations survive a broadsword cut, and very rarely a pistol ball, came into use more frequently.
A buff jerkin is an oiled oxhide jerkin, as worn by soldiers. The origin of the word is unknown. The Dutch word jurk , a dress, taken in the past as the source, is modern, and represents neither the sound nor the sense of the English word.
The attempt to increase muscle mass in one's body without any gain in fat is called clean bulking. Competitive bodybuilders focus their efforts to achieve a peak appearance during a brief "competition season". [53] Clean bulking takes longer and is a more refined approach to achieving the body fat and muscle mass percentage a person is looking for.