Part 1489

<hw>Bur"row*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it.</def>

<h1>Burrstone</h1> <Xpage=194>

<hw>Burr"stone`</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Buhrstone</er>.</def>

<h1>Burry</h1> <Xpage=194>

<hw>Burr"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Abounding in burs, or containing burs; resembling burs; <as>as, <ex>burry</ex> wool</as>.</def>

<h1>Bursa</h1> <Xpage=194>

<hw>Bur"sa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Burs\'91</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. See <er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed between tendons and bony prominences.</def>

<h1>Bursal</h1> <Xpage=194>

<hw>Bur"sal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a bursa or to burs\'91.</def>

<h1>Bursar</h1> <Xpage=194>

<hw>Bur"sar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>bursarius</ets>, fr. <ets>bursa</ets> purse. See <er>Burse</er>, and cf. <er>Purser</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; <as>as, the <ex>bursar</ex> of a college, or of a monastery</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.</def>

<h1>Bursarship</h1> <Xpage=194>

<hw>Bur"sar*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The office of a bursar.</def>

<h1>Bursary</h1> <Xpage=194>

<hw>Bur"sa*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>-ries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>bursaria</ets>. See <er>Bursar</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The treasury of a college or monastery.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies.</def> "No woman of rank or fortune but would have a <i>bursary</i> in her gift."

<i>Southey.</i>

<h1>Bursch</h1> <Xpage=194>

<hw>Bursch</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Burschen</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[G., ultimately fr. LL. <ets>bursa</ets>. See <er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <def>A youth; especially, a student in a german university.</def>

<h1>Burse</h1> <Xpage=194>

<hw>Burse</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>bursa</ets>, or F. <ets>bourse</ets>. See <er>Bourse</er>, and cf. <er>Bursch</er>, <er>Purse</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Holland.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use.</def>

<i>Shipley.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as <er>Bourse</er>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>A kind of bazaar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>