different between oaf vs buffon

English

Alternative forms

• auf

Etymology

From auf, Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of elf.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??f/
• (US) IPA^(key): /o?f/
• Rhymes: -??f

Noun

oaf (plural oafs or oaves)

1. (derogatory) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.

   Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!

2. (obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

Synonyms

• (clumsy or idiotic person): dummy, galoot, imbecile, lout, moron, fool

Derived terms

• oafish

Translations

References

Further reading

• oaf at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• FAO, Foa, OFA, fao, of a

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?f.?n/

Noun

buffon (plural buffons)

1. Synonym of buffont
   • 1989, Marion Sichel, History of women's costume (Chelsea House Pub), page 36:

     The front was always covered with a buffon or neckerchief. The skirt of the coat was ground length and full, the coat itself buttoning from the base to show the petticoat underneath. Sleeves were long and tight, buttoning at the wrists.

Further reading

• 2013, Mary Brooks Picken, The Language of Fashion Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress, Read Books Ltd (?ISBN)

Middle French

Noun

buffon m (plural buffons)

1. Alternative form of boufon