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BurledBurl Burl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Burling.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F.
bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth,
linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of bourre.
[root]92. See Bur.]
To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose
threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
Burling iron, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used
in burling woolen cloth. Burler
Burler Burl"er, n.
One who burls or dresses cloth.
Burlesque
Burlesque Bur*lesque", v. i.
To employ burlesque.
BurlesqueBurlesque Bur*lesque", a. [F. burlesque, fr. It. burlesco, fr.
burla jest, mockery, perh. for burrula, dim. of L. burrae
trifles. See Bur.]
Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images,
or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of
treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock
gravity; jocular; ironical.
It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque
poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the
Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras.
--Addison. Burlesque
Burlesque Bur*lesque", n.
1. Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque
satire.
Burlesque is therefore of two kinds; the first
represents mean persons in the accouterments of
heroes, the other describes great persons acting and
speaking like the basest among the people.
--Addison.
2. An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite
laughter, or to ridicule anything.
The dull burlesque appeared with impudence, And
pleased by novelty in spite of sense. --Dryden.
3. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross
perversion.
Who is it that admires, and from the heart is
attached to, national representative assemblies, but
must turn with horror and disgust from such a
profane burlesque and abominable perversion of that
sacred institute? --Burke.
Syn: Mockery; farce; travesty; mimicry.
Burlesquer
Burlesquer Bur*les"quer, n.
One who burlesques.
BurlettaBurletta Bur*let"ta (b[^u]r*l[e^]t"t[.a]), n. [It., dim. of
burla mockery. See Burlesque, a.] (Mus.)
A comic operetta; a music farce. --Byron.
Meaning of BURLE from wikipedia
- The
burle is the name
given to the
north wind that
blows in the
winter in the south-central part of France, east of the M****if Central, on the bare plateaus...
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Roberto Burle Marx (August 4, 1909 – June 4, 1994) was a
Brazilian landscape architect (as well as a painter,
print maker, ecologist, naturalist, artist...
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Philodendron burle-marxii is a
plant in the
genus Philodendron native to
South America from
Colombia to
Ecuador and Brazil.
Named after the landscape...
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Ctenanthe burle-marxii,
commonly known as the
fishbone prayer plant, is a
species of
plant in the
genus Ctenanthe native to Brazil. Its
common name derives...
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Goeppertia burle-marxii is a
species of
plant in the
Marantaceae family native to Brazil. It is
named after Roberto Burle Marx.
Common names for Goeppertia...
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Burle Marx Park (Portuguese:
Parque Burle Marx) is
located in the Vila
Andrade district, in the
Brazilian city of São Paulo. It
offers a contemplative...
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Walter Burle Marx (Born: São Paulo, Brazil, July 23, 1902; Died: Akron, USA,
December 28, 1990) was a
Brazilian pianist,
conductor and composer. Born...
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Burle's Town Land is a
colonial archaeological site near
Annapolis in Anne
Arundel County, Maryland. It was the
location of the
homestead of
Robert Burle...
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Neoregelia burlemarxii is a
species of
flowering plant in the
genus Neoregelia. This
species is
endemic to Brazil.
Neoregelia 'Bob Work'
Neoregelia 'Firelight'...
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Cryptanthus burle-marxii is a
plant species in the
genus Cryptanthus. This
species is
endemic to Brazil.
Cryptanthus 'Andrew Filadelfia'
Cryptanthus 'Bonfire'...
