bur

[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; a seed vessel having hooks or prickles. Also, any weed which bears burs.

Amongst rude burs and thistles.

Bur and brake and brier.

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; -- especially a small drill bit used by dentists.

8. [Cf. Gael. borr, borra, a knob, bunch.]
(Zoöl.) 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.

A rotary cutting instrument of steel or tungsten carbide, supplied with cutting heads of various shapes.

A surgical instrument used to ream out the lining of a cavity, for example the lateral ventricle of horses in the operation for roaring, or to debride bone or teeth. A long stem with a round or oval head carrying rasp-like teeth. See also burr.

• finishing b. — for shaping and smoothing composite or amalgam when used for filling teeth.

A rough or prickly husk or covering of a seed or fruit, as in the chestnut or burdock.

Burr may refer to:

Things

• Burr (fruit), type of seed or fruit with short, stiff bristles or hooks
• The Burr distribution, continuous probability distribution
• A burr (metal), deformation of metal wherein a raised edge forms on a metal part which has been machined
• Burr wood, deformed type of wood in which the grain has been misformed
• A burr (cutter), small cutter used in rotary tools for metalworking
• A burr puzzle, type of interlocking mechanical puzzle
• Burr (novel), book about Aaron Burr by Gore Vidal
• Burr, or Borr, god of Norse Mythology
• British spelling for burl
• Any English regional accent with a guttural R, such as the Northumberland burr
• Burr, abbreviation for the orchid genus Burrageara
• Burr Truss, architectural feature often used in covered bridges
• Burr (crater), crater on Callisto
• A Dental drill
• Gucci Mane's saying. "So much ice, I should have brought my fur. BURR!"

People

• Aaron Burr (1756-1836), US vice president
• Albert G. Burr (1829-1882), US politician
• Bill Burr (born 1968), stand-up comedian
• Clive Burr (born 1957), drummer
• George Burr (United States Army), World War I Distinguished Service Cross recipient
• George Elbert Burr (1859-1939), American painter and printmaker
• George Lincoln Burr (1857–1938), American historian
• Harold Saxton Burr (1889-1973), American anatomist
• Jeff Burr (born 1963), movie actor, scenarist and producer
• Joseph Tyrrell (1858-1957), full name Joseph Burr Tyrrell, geologist
• Raymond Burr (1917-1993), actor
• Richard Burr (born 1955), US politician
• Theodore Burr (1771-1822/24), inventor of the Burr Truss

Locations

• Burr, hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada
• Bur, Yemen

See also

• Bur (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - burre, burreplante

idioms:

• bur drill    rosenbor

2.
n. - burre, klistret person

abbr. - bureau, Burma

Nederlands (Dutch)
klis(kruid), iemand die aan je kleeft

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Bot) teigne (de bardane), broussin (sur un arbre), bavure, barbe (sur du métal)

idioms:

• bur drill    (Tech) ébarboir

2.
n. - (Ling) grasseyement

abbr. - (abrév = international vehicle registration) Burma, plaque d'immatriculation internationale

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Dichtungsring für Nieten

idioms:

• bur drill    Drillbohrer

2.
n. - (Bot.) Klette, rauhe Kante, rauhe Sammelschale, stachlige Bildungen auf Pflanzen, Grat

abbr. - Burma (internationales Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κολλιτσίδα ή κατσίδα (φυτού), (καθομ.) τσιμπούρι, κολλιτσίδα

idioms:

• bur drill    γλύφανο οδοντίατρου (κν. φρέζα)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rebarba (f) de metal, broca (f), pronúncia (f) áspera da letra r (Fon.), disco (m) de rebite, som (m) estridente

idioms:

• bur drill    broca (f) de dentista

Русский (Russian)
репейник, оселок, шип

idioms:

• bur drill    перфоратор

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - taladro

idioms:

• bur drill    taladro, fresa de dentista

2.
n. - cubierta espinosa, erizo, acento rústico

abbr. - Burma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - taggfrukt, kardborre

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缅甸

1. 芒刺

idioms:

• bur drill    牙钻

2. 依人为生者

3. 牛蒡

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 緬甸

1.
n. - 依人為生者

2.
n. - 芒刺

idioms:

• bur drill    牙鑽

3.
n. - 牛蒡

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 절삭도구, 거친 조작

2.
n. - 가시

abbr. - Burma(국제 운송 등록)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いが, いがのある植物, …にぎざぎざを付ける, からばりを取り除く

idioms:

• bur drill    (機械)バードリル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كيس بذور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טבעת חיזוק בראש מקדחת-שיניים, בליטה הנוצרת בלוח מתכת כאשר מכים בו‬
n. - ‮תרמיל-צמח דביק, ספחת‬
abbr. - ‮סמל הרישום הבינלאומי לרכב מבורמה (מינאמאר)‬

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