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Blackburnian warblerBlackburnian warbler Black*bur"ni*an war"bler [Named from Mrs.
Blackburn, an English lady.] (Zo["o]l.)
A beautiful warbler of the United States (Dendroica
Blackburni[ae]). The male is strongly marked with orange,
yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an
orange-yellow breast. BurnieBurnie Burn"ie, n. [See 4th Burn.]
A small brook. [Scot.] --Burns. Burniebee
Burniebee Bur"nie*bee`, n.
The ladybird. [Prov. Eng.]
BurningBurning Burn"ing, a.
1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement;
powerful; as, burning zeal.
Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden.
Burning bush (Bot.), an ornamental shrub (Euonymus
atropurpureus), bearing a crimson berry. burning bushWahoo Wa*hoo", n.
Any of various American trees or shrubs; specif.:
(a) A certain shrub (Evonymus atropurpureus) having purple
capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled
seeds; -- called also burning bush.
(b) Cascara buckthorn.
(c) Basswood. Burning bushBurning Burn"ing, a.
1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement;
powerful; as, burning zeal.
Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden.
Burning bush (Bot.), an ornamental shrub (Euonymus
atropurpureus), bearing a crimson berry. burning mountainVolcano Vol*ca"no, n.; pl. Volcanoes. [It. volcano, vulcano,
fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See Vulkan.]
(Geol.)
A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form,
from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like,
are ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain.
Note: Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and
lofty mountains of the earth, as Mt. Vesuvius in Italy
(4,000 ft. high), Mt. Loa in Hawaii (14,000 ft.),
Cotopaxi in South America (nearly 20,000 ft.), which
are examples of active volcanoes. The crater of a
volcano is usually a pit-shaped cavity, often of great
size. The summit crater of Mt. Loa has a maximum length
of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. Beside
the chief crater, a volcano may have a number of
subordinate craters. Burnish
Burnish Bur"nish, v. i.
To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as
from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
A slender poet must have time to grow, And spread and
burnish as his brothers do. --Dryden.
My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell.
--Herbert.
Burnish
Burnish Bur"nish, n.
The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
--Crashaw.
BurnishBurnish Bur"nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Burnishing.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF.
burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun
brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish.
See Brown, a.]
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish;
specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and
smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From
far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. --Dryden.
Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting
sun. --Cunningham.
Burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing
by compression, as in making paper collars. BurnishedBurnish Bur"nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Burnishing.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF.
burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun
brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish.
See Brown, a.]
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish;
specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and
smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From
far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. --Dryden.
Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting
sun. --Cunningham.
Burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing
by compression, as in making paper collars. Burnisher
Burnisher Bur"nish*er, n.
1. One who burnishes.
2. A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface, as of
steel, ivory, or agate, used in smoothing or polishing by
rubbing. It has a variety of forms adapted to special
uses.
BurnishingBurnish Bur"nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Burnishing.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF.
burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun
brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish.
See Brown, a.]
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish;
specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and
smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From
far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. --Dryden.
Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting
sun. --Cunningham.
Burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing
by compression, as in making paper collars. Burnishing machineBurnish Bur"nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Burnishing.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF.
burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun
brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish.
See Brown, a.]
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish;
specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and
smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From
far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. --Dryden.
Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting
sun. --Cunningham.
Burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing
by compression, as in making paper collars. Dendroica BlackburniaeBlackburnian warbler Black*bur"ni*an war"bler [Named from Mrs.
Blackburn, an English lady.] (Zo["o]l.)
A beautiful warbler of the United States (Dendroica
Blackburni[ae]). The male is strongly marked with orange,
yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an
orange-yellow breast. Eburnification
Eburnification E*bur`ni*fi*ca"tion, n. [L. eburnus of ivory
(fr. ebur ivory) + facere to make.]
The conversion of certain substances into others which have
the appearance or characteristics of ivory.
Eburnine
Eburnine Eb"ur*nine, a.
Of or pertaining to ivory. ``[She] read from tablet
eburnine.' --Sir W. Scott.
Heartburning
Heartburning Heart"burn`ing, a.
Causing discontent.
HeartburningHeartburning Heart"burn`ing, n.
1. (Med.) Same as Heartburn.
2. Discontent; secret enmity. --Swift.
The transaction did not fail to leave heartburnings.
--Palfrey. Inburning
Inburning In"burn`ing, a.
Burning within.
Her inburning wrath she gan abate. --Spenser.
Laburnic
Laburnic La*bur`nic (l[.a]*b[^u]r"n[i^]k), a.
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum.
Laburnine
Laburnine La*bur`nine, n. (Chem.)
A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the
laburnum.
SunburningSunburn Sun"burn`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sunburnedor
Sunburnt; p. pr. & vb. n. Sunburning.]
To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan.
Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. --Dryden. Sunburning
Sunburning Sun"burn`ing, n.
Sunburn; tan. --Boyle.
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Chromodoris burni is a
species of
colourful sea slug, a
dorid nudibranch, a
marine gastropod mollusc in the
family Chromodorididae. This
species was described...
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Acraea burni, the pale-yellow acraea, is a
butterfly of the
family Nymphalidae. The
larvae feed on
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Julia burni is a
species of a sea
snail with s**** of two
separate hinged pieces or valves, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Juliidae. The type...
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Victodrobia burni is a
species of very
small freshwater snail with an operculum, an
aquatic gastropod mollusc in the
family Hydrobiidae. This species...
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Phyllidiopsis burni is a
species of sea slug, a
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marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Phyllidiidae. This
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Burnis "Mac"
McCloud (May 5, 1908 –
December 4, 1990) was an
American photographer.
McCloud did most of his work in Denver, Colorado. The work created...
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round and is
cooked in a warm
metal plank,
named a talo
burni ("talo iron"). It can be
eaten alone, with
various toppings, and is also...
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standalone mountain (named
Bitoraj or
Burni Bitoraj) or as
group of
peaks of
Velika Kapela. The
highest peaks on it are
Burni Bitoraj at 1,386 m.a.s.l., Velika...
- was then p****ed on to his son,
Burni, who
rebelled against the
Manchus in 1675, but the
uprising was
defeated and
Burni died in battle. The Qing emperors...
