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burs
Wiktionary
n. (plural of bur English)
Wikipedia
Burs may refer to:
- Bürs, Austria
- Burs, Iran
- In older literature the name of Birs or Birs Nimrud, see the archaeological site of Borsippa in modern day Iraq
- Burs, Gotland on Gotland, Sweden
The Burs (Latin Buri, Buredeense and Buridavenses; Greek Βοῦροι) were a Dacian tribe living in Dacia in the 1st and 2nd centuries Common Era, with their capital city at Buridava.
Usage examples of "burs".
It was very exciting at that season to roam the then boundless chestnut woods of Lincoln—they now sleep their long sleep under the railroad—with a bag on my shoulder, and a stick to open burs with in my hand, for I did not always wait for the frost, amid the rustling of leaves and the loud reproofs of the red squirrels and the jays, whose half-consumed nuts I sometimes stole, for the burs which they had selected were sure to contain sound ones.
He sat on the floor by the fire, Rollo's great head resting on his knee, his yellow wolf-eyes mere slits of pleasure as Ian methodically combed through the thick pelt, pulling out ticks and burs as he found them.