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| baldric |
a belt, often decorated, that is worn over the shoulder and diagonally across the body to carry a sword or bugle. |
| bugle1 |
to play a bugle. [3/4 definitions] |
| reveille |
a call sounded early in the morning to waken or alert people, esp. a bugle call for troops to assemble. |
| roll call |
a time designated for such a reading or a signal, such as a bugle call, announcing that time. [1/2 definitions] |
| tattoo2 |
a signal sounded on a drum or bugle to summon military personnel to their quarters at night. [1/2 definitions] |
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