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Meaning
Noun
●
A
sharp
,
pointy
object
, such as a
sliver
or splinter.
●
A
bur
; a
seed pod
with
sharp
features
that
stick
in
fur
or clothing.
●
A small
piece
of
material
left on
an
edge
after a
cutting
operation.
●
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.
●
A
broad
iron ring
on a
tilting
lance
just below the
grip
, to
prevent
the
hand
from slipping.
●
The
ear
lobe.
●
A
burr knot
or burl.
●
The
knot
at the bottom of
an antler.
●
In Engineering:
A
revolving
disk
or
cone
with
abrasive
surfaces
used to
grind
hard
products in a
grinder
or mill.
●
A
rough
humming
sound.
●
A
uvular
"r"
sound
, or (
by extension
) an
accent
characterized
by this
sound
.
●
A
metal
ring
at the
top
of the hand-rest on a spear.
●
1724, John Guillim, A Display of Heraldry: burr or
ring
of
iron
behind the hand
1724, John Guillim, A Display of Heraldry
burr or
ring
of
iron
behind the hand
●
1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia: The front of it was
defended
by an
iron
-plate, called a vam-plat, that is, an avant-plate, and behind it was a
broad
iron ring
, called a burr.
1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia
The front of it was
defended
by an
iron
-plate, called a vam-plat, that is, an avant-plate, and behind it was a
broad
iron ring
, called a burr.
●
2003, Thomas Howard Crofts, Fifteenth-century Malory,
page
290: We are made to
witness
a
cathartic
shuffling-off of
mortalities
and of
hatreds
: Mordred's
pulling
himself
up to
the 'burr' of Arthur's
spear
is Malory's own
detail
and one of the most
memorable
in the book.
2003, Thomas Howard Crofts, Fifteenth-century Malory,
page
290
We are made to
witness
a
cathartic
shuffling-off of
mortalities
and of
hatreds
: Mordred's
pulling
himself
up to
the 'burr' of Arthur's
spear
is Malory's own
detail
and one of the most
memorable
in the book.
●
2012, Howard Pyle, The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur: And when his body was against the
burr
of the
spear
, he
took
his
sword
in both his
hands
and he
swung
the
sword
above his
head
, and he smote King Arthur with the
edge
of the
sword
upon the helmet.
2012, Howard Pyle, The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur
And when his body was against the
burr
of the
spear
, he
took
his
sword
in both his
hands
and he
swung
the
sword
above his
head
, and he smote King Arthur with the
edge
of the
sword
upon the helmet.
●
2015, James B. Tschen-Emmons, Artifacts from Medieval Europe,
page
280: Many
saddles
, especially those for use on
warhorses
, had high
burr
plates
and
cantles
. this was especially important when
knights
b
egan using
stirrups
and the
couched
lance.
2015, James B. Tschen-Emmons, Artifacts from Medieval Europe,
page
280
Many
saddles
, especially those for use on
warhorses
, had high
burr
plates
and
cantles
. this was especially important when
knights
began
using
stirrups
and the
couched
lance.
●
In British English:
Alternative
spelling
of burl
Verb
●
In Engineering:
To
grind
using a
burr
(revolving
disk
or
cone
with
abrasive
surfaces).
●
To
pronounce
with a
uvular
"r".
●
To make a
rough
humming
sound.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Florida Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Ripley County, Missouri.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in Otoe County, Nebraska,
named
after
burr oak
trees.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Wharton County, Texas.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
●
A
community
in Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340,
central
Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Origin
burr
English
burl
English
burle
Middle English (1100-1500)
burre
Middle English (1100-1500)
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