English
bunting
see also: Bunting
Pronunciation
  • (British, America) IPA: /ˈbʌntɪŋ/
Noun

bunting

  1. Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
  2. (nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
  3. Flags considered as a group.
Translations
  • German: Verzierung aus Flaggen- und Wimpelketten, Fahnen- und Bannerdekoration
  • Italian: festone
Translations
  • German: Flaggentuch
  • Russian: флагду́к
Translations
  • Italian: bandierine
Noun

bunting (plural buntings)

  1. Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
Translations
  • French: bruant
  • German: Ammer
  • Italian: zigolo
  • Portuguese: emberiza
  • Russian: овся́нка
  • Spanish: escribano
Verb
  1. present participle of bunt#English|bunt
Noun

bunting

  1. A pushing action.
  2. A strong timber; a stout prop.
  3. (obsolete) An old boys' game, played with sticks and a small piece of wood.
Bunting
Proper noun
  1. Surname


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