burg (noun)

  • 11hom|burg — or hom|burg «HOM burg», noun. a man s soft felt hat with a slightly rolled brim, and the crown dented lengthwise. ╂[< Homburg, a health resort in former Prussia, where it was first worn] …

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  • 12Hom|burg — or hom|burg «HOM burg», noun. a man s soft felt hat with a slightly rolled brim, and the crown dented lengthwise. ╂[< Homburg, a health resort in former Prussia, where it was first worn] …

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  • 13Spitz|en|burg — or Spitz|en|burg «SPIHT suhn burg», noun. any one of several varieties of fine flavored winter apple. They are red, sometimes streaked with yellow. ╂[American English; origin uncertain; perhaps < Dutch spits pointed + berg mountain (because of …

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  • 14spitz|en|burg — or Spitz|en|burg «SPIHT suhn burg», noun. any one of several varieties of fine flavored winter apple. They are red, sometimes streaked with yellow. ╂[American English; origin uncertain; perhaps < Dutch spits pointed + berg mountain (because of …

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  • 15bran|den|burg — «BRAN duhn burg», noun. an ornament of braid with loops, for fastening a garment; a frog. ╂[probably < the Elector of Brandenburg, in whose army they were worn] …

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  • 16Tog|gen|burg — «TOG uhn burg», noun. any one of a breed of goats, originally from Switzerland, raised for their milk, and having brown hair and a light stripe down each side of the face. ╂[< Toggenburg, a district in Switzerland] …

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  • 17beef|burg|er — «BEEF BUR guhr», noun. = hamburger. (Cf. ↑hamburger) …

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  • 18cheese|burg|er — «CHEEZ BUR guhr», noun. a hamburger sandwich with a slice of melted cheese on top of the meat. ╂[< cheese + (ham)burger] …

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  • 19ham|burg|er — «HAM bur guhr», noun. 1. ground beef, usually shaped into round, flat cakes and fried, grilled, or broiled. 2. a sandwich made with hamburger, usually in a roll or bun: »a hamburger dripping with catchup. ╂[American English < hamburger steak… …

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  • 20Letz|e|burg|esch — «LEHT seh BOOR guhsh», noun. the native language of Luxembourg. It is a dialect of German. ╂[< Letzeburg, dialectal form of Luxembourg] …

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