Part 1481

<h1>Burglary</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"gla*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Burglaries</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Fr. <er>Burglar</er>; cf. LL. <i>burglaria</i>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not.</def>

<i>Wharton. Burrill.</i>

<note>&hand; By statute law in some of the United States, <i>burglary</i> includes the breaking with felonious intent into a house by day as well as by night, and into other buildings than dwelling houses. Various degrees of the crime are established.</note>

<h1>Burgomaster</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"go*mas`ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>burgemeester</ets>; <ets>burg</ets> borough + <ets>meester</ets> master; akin to G. <ets>burgemeister</ets>, <ets>b\'81rgermeister</ets>. See 1st <er>Borough</er>, and <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to <i>mayor</i> in England and the United States; a burghmaster.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (<spn>Larus glaucus</spn>), common in arctic regions.</def>

<h1>Burgonet</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"go*net</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>bouruignotte</ets>, because the Burgundians, F. <ets>Bouruignons</ets>, first used it.]</ety> <def>A kind of helmet.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burganet</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Burgoo</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"goo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>burgood</ets> yeast, perh. fr. W. <ets>burym</ets> yeast + <ets>cawl</ets> cabbage, gruel.]</ety> <def>A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burgout</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Burgrass</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"grass`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Grass of the genus <spn>Cenchrus</spn>, growing in sand, and having burs for fruit.</def>

<h1>Burgrave</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"grave</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Burggrave</er>.</def>

<h1>Burgundy</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"gun*dy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An old province of France (in the eastern central part).</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy, France.</def>

<cs><col>Burgundy pitch</col>, <cd>a resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce (<spn>Abies excelsa</spn>) by melting in hot water and straining through cloth. The genuine Burgundy pitch, supposed to have been first prepared in Burgundy, is rare, but there are many imitations. It has a yellowish brown color, is translucent and hard, but viscous. It is used in medicinal plasters.</cd></cs>

<h1>Burh</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Burh</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Burg</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Burhel, Burrhel</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw><hw>Bur"hel</hw>, <hw>Burr"hel</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (<spn>Ovis burrhel</spn>).</def>

<h1>Burial</h1> <Xpage=193>

<hw>Bur"i*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>buriel</ets>, <ets>buriels</ets>, grave, tomb, AS. <ets>byrgels</ets>, fr. <ets>byrgan</ets> to bury, and akin to OS. <ets>burgisli</ets> sepulcher.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The erthe schook, and stoones weren cloven, and <b>biriels</b> weren opened. <i>Wycliff [Matt. xxvii. 51, 52].</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment.</def> "To give a public <i>burial</i>."