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111Bur|kitt's lymphoma — «BUR kihts», a cancer of the lymphatic system, especially common among children in central Africa. ╂[< Dennis Burkitt, a British surgeon, who first described it in 1957] …
112bur|laps — «BUR laps», noun. = burlap. (Cf. ↑burlap) …
113bur|lap — «BUR lap», noun, verb, lapped, lap|ping or laped, lap|ing. –n. a coarse heavy cloth woven with yarns from the fibers of the jute or hemp, used to make bags. A better grade of burlap is used for curtains, wall coverings, upholstery, and clothing.… …
114bur|lesk — «bur LEHSK», noun, adjective. U.S. burlesque (vaudeville) …
115bur|let|ta — «bur LEHT uh», noun. a comic opera; musical farce. ╂[< Italian burletta (diminutive) < burla jest] …
116Bur|man — «BUR muhn», noun, adjective. = Burmese. (Cf. ↑Burmese) …
117Bur|mese — «bur MEEZ, MEES», noun, plural mese, adjective. –n. 1. a person born or living in Burma. 2. the chief language of Burma, belonging to the Sino Tibetan family. –adj. of Burma, its people, or their official language …
118bur|net — «BUR niht», noun. any plant of a genus of perennial herbs of the rose family, especially a species with tall spikes of white, greenish, or red flowers, whose leaves are used to flavor salads and drinks. ╂[< Old French burnet brown, variant of… …
119bur|row|ing owl — «BUR oh ihng», a long legged owl of North and South America, that hunts by day as well as by night, and always makes its nest in a hole in the ground; the ground owl …
120bur|sal — «BUR suhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a bursa or bursae. 2. having to do with the public revenue …
