Associations to the word «Busby»

Wiktionary

BUSBY, noun. A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

Dictionary definition

BUSBY, noun. Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope