Part 1475

<i>Pope.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier.</def>

<blockquote>The water under me was <b>buoyant</b>. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; <as>as, a <ex>buoyant</ex> disposition; <ex>buoyant</ex> spirits.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Buoy"ant*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Buprestidan</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bu*pres"ti*dan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>buprestis</ets>, Gr. <?/, a poisonous beetle, which, being eaten by cattle in the grass, caused them to swell up and and die; <?/ ox, cow + <?/ to blow up, swell out.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus <spn>Buprestis</spn> and allied genera, usually with brilliant metallic colors. The larv\'91 are usually bores in timber, or beneath bark, and are often very destructive to trees.</def>

<h1>Bur, Burr</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw><hw>Bur</hw>, <hw>Burr</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>burre</ets> burdock; cf. Dan. <ets>borre</ets>, OSw. <ets>borra</ets>, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. <ets>bristle</ets> (<ets>burr-</ets> for <ets>burz-</ets>), or perh. to F. <ets>bourre</ets> hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, "the downe, or hairie coat, wherewith divers herbes, fruits, and flowers, are covered," fr. L. <ets>burrae</ets> trifles, LL. <ets>reburrus</ets> rough.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<blockquote>Amongst rude <b>burs</b> and thistles. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Bur</b> and brake and brier. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See <er>Burr</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 2.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See <er>Burr</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 4.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The lobe of the ear. See <er>Burr</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 5.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>The sweetbread.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small circular saw.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A triangular chisel.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists.</def>

<p><b>8.</b> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>borr</ets>, <ets>borra</ets>, a knob, bunch.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head.</def> <altsp>[Commonly written <asp>burr</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Bur oak</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a useful and ornamental species of oak (<spn>Quercus macrocarpa</spn>) 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.</cd> -- <col>Bur reed</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <spn>Sparganium</spn>, having long ribbonlike leaves.</cd></cs>

<h1>Burbolt</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bur"bolt`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A birdbolt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Ford.</i>

<h1>Burbot</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bur"bot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>barbote</ets>, fr. <ets>barbe</ets> beard. See 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water fish of the genus <i>Lota</i>, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burbolt</asp>.]</altsp>

<note>&hand; The fish is also called an <i>eelpout</i> or <i>ling</i>, and is allied to the codfish. The <i>Lota vulgaris</i> is a common European species. An American species (<spn>L. maculosa</spn>) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north.</note>

<h1>Burdelais</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bur`de*lais"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>bourdelais</ets>, prob. fr. <ets>bordelais</ets>. See <er>Bordelais</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of grape.</def>

<i>Jonson.</i>

<h1>Burden</h1> <Xpage=192>