1. burr - Noun
2. burr - Verb
3. Burr - Proper noun
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.
The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2.
A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4.
The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.
The sweetbread.
A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.
A small circular saw.
A triangular chisel.
A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists.
The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head.
A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1.
The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.
A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.
The lobe or lap of the ear.
A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr.
The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.
To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
Source: Webster's dictionaryYou are like a chestnut burr, prickly outside, but silky-soft within, and a sweet kernel, if one can only get at it. Love will make you show your heart some day, and then the rough burr will fall off. Louisa May Alcott
A fool puts a burr under the saddle before she rides. Robert Jordan
I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love that Highland burr. Penelope Keith
I ... am small, like the wren, and my hair is bold like the chestnut burr and my eyes like the sherry in the glass that the guest leaves. Emily Dickinson
You are a mystery in an enigma in a big ball of fur, An irresistible magnet to every child and flea and burr. Your nose is high-resolution while I live in a near-scentless fog You run at high speed, while I just have to slog (but it's a good ol' slog) So I just want to thank you for being my dog.... Richard Summerbell
He looked blank. "He's the one who's been doing the magic against us?” "Duh,” I said. "Doona be ‘duh'ing me, lass,” he growled, his burr thickening. Karen Marie Moning