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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Burr \Burr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burred}; p. pr & vb n. {Burring}.] To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur. --Mrs. Browning. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bur \Bur\, Burr \Burr\, n. [OE. burre burdock; cf Dan. borre, OSw. borra burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr- for burz-), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also according to Cotgrave ``the downe, or hairie coat, wherewith divers herbes, fruits, and flowers, are covered,'' fr L. burrae trifles, LL reburrus rough.] 1. (Bot.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also any weed which bears burs. Amongst rude burs and thistles. --Milton. Bur and brake and brier. --Tennyson. 2. The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See {Burr}, n., 2. 3. A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See {Burr}, n., 4. 4. The lobe of the ear. See {Burr}, n., 5. 5. The sweetbread. 6. A clinker; a partially vitrified brick. 7. (Mech.) a A small circular saw. b A triangular chisel. c A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists. 8. [Cf. Gael. borr, borra a knob, bunch.] (Zo["o]l.) The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head. [Commonly written {burr}.] {Bur oak} (Bot.), a useful and ornamental species of oak ({Quercus macrocarpa}) with ovoid acorns inclosed in deep cups imbricated with pointed scales. It grows in the Middle and Western United States, and its wood is tough, close-grained, and durable. {Bur reed} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sparganium}, having long ribbonlike leaves. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Burr \Burr\, n. [See {Bur}.] (Bot.) 1. A prickly seed vessel. See {Bur}, 1. 2. 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. The graver, in plowing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs. --Tomlinson. 3. 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 4. A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping. 5. The lobe or lap of the ear. 6. [Probably of imitative origin.] 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. 7. The knot at the bottom of an antler. See {Bur}, n., 8. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: burr n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: {bur}] 2: rough edge left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting 3: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece 4: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: {bur}] v : remove the burrs from [syn: {bur}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Burr, NE (village, FIPS 7205) Location: 40.53593 N, 96.29887 W Population (1990): 75 (35 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68324
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