buff —
“A fellow all in,”
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, iv. 2.
36
;
“in a suit of buff,”
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, iv. 2.
45
;
“And is not a buff jerkin a most sweet robe of durance?”
1 HENRY IV., i. 2. 41.
Buff was formerly worn by sergeants and
catchpoles. See durance, etc.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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