bunting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
  2. noun any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
  3. verb hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
    bunt; drag a bunt.
  4. verb to strike, thrust or shove against
    bunt; butt.
    • He butted his sister out of the way
    • The goat butted the hiker with his horns

WordNet

Bun"ting noun
Etymology
Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidæ). ✍ Among European species are the common or corn bunting (Emberiza miliaria); the ortolan (E. hortulana); the cirl (E. cirlus); and the black-headed (Granitivora melanocephala). American species are the bay-winged or grass (Poöcætes or Pooecetes gramineus); the black-throated (Spiza Americana); the towhee bunting or chewink (Pipilo); the snow bunting (Plectrophanax nivalis); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See Ortolan, Chewick, Snow bunting, Lark bunting.
Bun"ting, Bun"tine noun (Also<
  • Bunting
  • Buntine
)
Etymology
Prov. E. bunting sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose.
Definitions
  1. A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.

Webster 1913