Part 1478

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Government officials, collectively.</def>

<h1>Bureaucrat</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bu*reau"crat</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine.</def>

<i>C. Kingsley.</i>

<h1>Bureaucratic, Bureaucratical</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw><hw>Bu`reau*crat"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bu`reau*crat"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bureaucratique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, relating to, or resembling, a bureaucracy.</def>

<h1>Bureaucratist</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bu*reau"cra*tist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An advocate for , or supporter of, bureaucracy.</def>

<h1>Burel</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. & a.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Borrel</er>.</def>

<h1>Burette</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bu*rette"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., can, cruet, dim. of <ets>buire</ets> flagon.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock.</def>

<h1>Bur fish</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur" fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. <spn>Chilo mycterus geometricus</spn>) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also <altname>ball fish</altname>, <altname>balloon fish</altname>, and <altname>swellfish</altname>.</def>

<h1>Burg</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Burg</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>burh</ets>, <ets>burg</ets>, cf. LL. <ets>burgus</ets>. See 1st <er>Borough</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A fortified town.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A borough.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> See 1st <er>Borough</er>.

<h1>Burgage</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Burg"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Burg</er>: cf. F. <ets>bourgage</ets>, LL. <ets>burgagium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Burgall</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"gall</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small marine fish; -- also called <i>cunner</i>.</def>

<h1>Burgamot</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"ga*mot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Bergamot</er>.</def>

<h1>Burganet</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"ga*net</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Burgonet</er>.</def>

<h1>Burgee</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"gee</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A kind of small coat.</def>