bugle

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
noun any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
noun a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration

Inherited from Middle English bugle, from Anglo-Norman bugle (“young ox, heifer; bugle”), from Latin būculus (“young ox, steer”).

A distant bugle sang faintly. — The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, Stephen Crane
Hola, Sanchez, where's your bugle?" — The Rifle Rangers, Mayne Reid
O Gawd! that damned bugle!" — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston

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