blueweed (blowed)

The viper's buglo , Echium vulgare, a foreign weed with showy blue flowers which been introduced the United States. 601 with a steep, broad face; a high bank presenting a steep or nearly perpendicular front, especially one on the shore of a sea, lake, or river; also, a steep rise between bottom-land and a higher table-land. Beach, bluff , and wave, adieu! Round the hills from bluff to bluff . Whittier. Tennyson, Golden Year. bluff (bluf), v. [E. dial, also bluft , blindfold; origin uncertain, perhaps from two or more sources. The sense of 'deceive or impose upon' may come from that of 'blindfold, hoodwink, but cf. Sc. "get the bluff , " be taken in; prob. of LG. origin: LG. bluffen , verbluffen , D. verbluffen , > G. verblüffen = Dan. forblöffe , baffle, confound, stupefy. In popular apprehension prob. often a ociated with bluff1 , a ., as if 'a ume a bluff or bold front.'] I. trans. 11. To blindfold or hoodwink. Bailey .-2. In the game of poker, to deceive or impose upon (an opponent) by betting heavily on a worthle hand, or by acting in such a way as to cause the other players to believe that one's hand is stronger than it really is, in order to make them throw up their cards or stay out of the betting. Hence-3. To daunt or deter from the accomplishment of some design by boastful language or demeanor; repulse or frighten off by a uming a bold front, or by a make believe show of resources, strength, etc.: frequently followed by off : as, to bluff off a dun. [Chiefly U. S.] II. in trans. 1. In the game of poker, to bet heavily and with an air of confident a urance on a poor hand, in order to deceive an opponent and cause him to throw up his cards. Hence-2. To a ume a bold, boastful front, so as to hoodwink an opponent as to one's real resources, strength, etc. bluff (bluf), n. [E. dial. also blufter , a blinker: see the verb.] 1. A blinker for a horse.-2. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] -3. The act of deceiving or influencing, as in the game of poker, by a show of confident a urance and boastful betting or language; hence, language or demeanor intended to blind, frighten, or daunt an opponent in anything. bluff-bowed (bluf' boud), a. Naut., broad, full, and square in the bows. teal.