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See Burg.

Alt. of Burrhel

A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.

The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment.

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One who, or that which, buries.

The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble.

The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin.

One who works with the burin.

The red-breasted house sparrow of California (Carpodacus frontalis); -- called also crimson-fronted bullfinch.

To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection.

To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question.

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The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection.

To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.

A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences.

A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc.

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