[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

buff \buff\, a.
   1. made of buff leather. --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   2. of the color of buff.
      1913 webster

   buff coat, a close, military outer garment, with short
      sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo
      skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by
      soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering.

   buff jerkin, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward,
      one of cloth of a buff color. obs. --nares.

   buff stick mech., a strip of wood covered with buff
      leather, used in polishing.
      1913 webster
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