English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Burnous (n.)

A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs.

Burnous (n.)

A combination cloak and hood worn by women.

Burnstickle (n.)

A stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus).

Burnt (p. p. & a.)

Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun.

Burnt

of Burn

Burr (n.)

The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head.

Burr (v. i.)

To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.

Burr (n.)

The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.

Burr (n.)

A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr.

Burr (n.)

The lobe or lap of the ear.

Burr (n.)

A triangular chisel.

Burr (n.)

A small circular saw.

Burr (n.)

A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.

Burr (n.)

The sweetbread.

Burr (n.)

The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.

Burr (n.)

A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1.

Burr (n.)

A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.

Burr (n.)

The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.

Burr (n.)

A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4.

Burr (n.)

A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists.