(historical) A piece of armor covering either the entire face, or the lower face together with a visor that covered the upper face, typically made of multiple lames that could be opened by being lowered (a falling buffe) or raised.

plural of buffe

Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. / A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing. / (color) A brownish yellow colour. / A military coat made of buff leather.

(color) Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow. / (bodybuilding) Unusually muscular. / (slang) Physically attractive.

To polish and make shiny by rubbing. / (video games, role-playing games) To make a character or an item stronger. / (medical slang) To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.

To strike.

(obsolete) A buffet; a blow.

(dialectal or obsolete) To stammer, stutter

(informal) A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo.

(uncommon) Alternative form of buffe (“face armor”)