2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.
BUFFLE-HEADED
Buf"fle-head`ed, a.
Defn: Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering.
[Obs.]
So fell this buffle-headed giant. Gayton.
BUFFO
Buf"fo, n.masc. Etym: [It. See Buffoon.] (Mus.)
Defn: The comic actor in an opera.
BUFFOON Buf*foon", n. Etym: [F. bouffon (cf. It. buffone, buffo, buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr. bouffer to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See Buffet a blow.]
Defn: A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.
BUFFOON
Buf*foon", a.
Defn: Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. "Buffoon stories."
Macaulay.
To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.
Melmoth.