Bur: alternatives and connections

The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.

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The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.

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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.

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Taken.

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To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

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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,…

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