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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Puff  \Puff\  (p[u^]f),  n.  [Akin  to  G.  &  Sw  puff  a  blow,  Dan. 
  puf,  D.  pof;  of  imitative  origin.  Cf  {Buffet}.] 
  1.  A  sudden  and  single  emission  of  breath  from  the  mouth; 
  hence  any  sudden  or  short  blast  of  wind;  a  slight  gust;  a 
  whiff.  ``  To  every  puff  of  wind  a  slave.''  --Flatman. 
 
  2.  Anything  light  and  filled  with  air.  Specifically: 
  a  A  puffball. 
  b  a  kind  of  light  pastry. 
  c  A  utensil  of  the  toilet  for  dusting  the  skin  or  hair 
  with  powder. 
 
  3.  An  exaggerated  or  empty  expression  of  praise,  especially 
  one  in  a  public  journal. 
 
  {Puff  adder}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  Any  South  African  viper  belonging  to  {Clotho}  and 
  allied  genera.  They  are  exceedingly  venomous,  and  have 
  the  power  of  greatly  distending  their  bodies  when 
  irritated.  The  common  puff  adder  ({Vipera,  or  Clotho 
  arietans})  is  the  largest  species,  becoming  over  four 
  feet  long.  The  plumed  puff  adder  ({C.  cornuta})  has  a 
  plumelike  appendage  over  each  eye. 
  b  A  North  American  harmless  snake  ({Heterodon 
  platyrrhinos})  which  has  the  power  of  puffing  up  its 
  body.  Called  also  {hog-nose  snake},  {flathead}, 
  {spreading  adder},  and  {blowing  adder}. 
 
  {Puff  bird}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  bird  of  the  genus  {Bucco},  or 
  family  {Bucconid[ae]}.  They  are  small  birds,  usually  with 
  dull-colored  and  loose  plumage,  and  have  twelve  tail 
  feathers.  See  {Barbet} 
  b  . 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Flathead  \Flat"head`\,  a. 
  Characterized  by  flatness  of  head,  especially  that  produced 
  by  artificial  means  as  a  certain  tribe  of  American  Indians. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Flathead  \Flat"head`\,  n.  (Ethnol.) 
  A  Chinook  Indian.  See  {Chinook},  n.,  1. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  flathead 
  n  1:  food  fish  of  the  Indo-Pacific  region  resembling  gurnards 
  2:  pallid  bottom-dwelling  flat-headed  fish  with  large  eyes  and 
  a  duck-like  snout




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