bunting
noun
[ ˈbʌntɪŋ ]
• an Old World seed-eating songbird related to the finches, typically having brown streaked plumage and a boldly marked head.
• a small New World songbird of the cardinal subfamily, the male of which is mainly or partly bright blue in colour.
Origin:
Middle English: of unknown origin.
bunting
noun
• flags and other colourful festive decorations.
Origin:
early 18th century: of unknown origin.
bunting
noun
• a hooded sleeping bag for babies.
Origin:
1920s: origin uncertain; perhaps from bunting2.
bunt
verb
• (of a batter) gently tap (a pitched ball) without swinging in an attempt to make it more difficult to field.
• "he tried to bunt the ball down the first baseline"
• push or butt.
• "Gary bunted her with his head"
Origin:
mid 18th century: probably related to the noun butt1 (the original sense).
