Buffon

//ˈbʌf.ən// name, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of buffont.

    "The front was always covered with a buffon or neckerchief. The skirt of the coat was ground length and full, the coat itself buttoning from the base to show the petticoat underneath. Sleeves were long and tight, buttoning at the wrists."

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of buffoon. alt-of, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

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buffont

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"Long before Darwin's theory of evolution, Buffon had surmised that species evolved very slowly under different material circumstances."

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