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  • 71bur|noose — or bur|nous «bur NOOS, BUR noos», noun. a long woolen cloak with a hood, worn by Moors and Arabs. ╂[< French burnous < Arabic burnus] …

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  • 72Bur fish — (Zo[ o]l.) A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. {Chilo mycterus geometricus}) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; called also {ball fish}, {balloon… …

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  • 73bur|dock — «BUR DOK», noun. a coarse weed with burs and large, broad leaves. It belongs to the composite family. ╂[< bur + dock4] …

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  • 74bur|glar´i|ous|ly — bur|glar|i|ous «bur GLAIR ee uhs», adjective. 1. having to do with burglary. 2. like a burglar. –bur|glar´i|ous|ly, adverb …

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  • 75bur|glar|i|ous — «bur GLAIR ee uhs», adjective. 1. having to do with burglary. 2. like a burglar. –bur|glar´i|ous|ly, adverb …

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  • 76Bur|iat — «BUR yaht, bur YAHT», noun. 1. a member of a Mongol people living in the southeast of the former Soviet Union. 2. the language. Also, Buryat. ╂[< Russian buryat < a Tartar word] …

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  • 77Bur|ley — or Bur|ley «BUR lee», noun, plural leys. a kind of thin leaved tobacco grown widely in Kentucky and North Carolina: »Burley is one of the main ingredients in cigaret blends (Wall Street Journal). ╂[< Burley, a proper name] …

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  • 78bur|ley — or Bur|ley «BUR lee», noun, plural leys. a kind of thin leaved tobacco grown widely in Kentucky and North Carolina: »Burley is one of the main ingredients in cigaret blends (Wall Street Journal). ╂[< Burley, a proper name] …

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  • 79bur´nish|er — bur|nish «BUR nihsh», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to make shiny; polish: »to burnish copper or brass. SYNONYM(S): shine. 2. to make bright and glossy. –v.i. to respond to burnishing. –n. a polish; shine. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 80bur|nish — «BUR nihsh», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to make shiny; polish: »to burnish copper or brass. SYNONYM(S): shine. 2. to make bright and glossy. –v.i. to respond to burnishing. –n. a polish; shine. SYNONYM(S) …

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