Definition of burl

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Burl (n.) A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

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Burlesqued :: Burlesqued (imp. & p. p.) of Burlesqu.
Retiracy :: Retiracy (n.) Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.
Burlesque :: Burlesque (n.) Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.
Parody :: Parody (v. t.) To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
Burling :: Burling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bur.
Macaronic :: Macaronic (a.) Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry..
Caricature :: Caricature (v. t.) A picture or other figure or description in which the peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody.
Macaronic :: Macaronic (n.) A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots..
Burliness :: Burliness (n.) Quality of being burly.
Burly :: Burly (a.) Having a large, strong, or gross body; stout; lusty; -- now used chiefly of human beings, but formerly of animals, in the sense of stately or beautiful, and of inanimate things that were huge and bulky..
Valentine :: Valentine (n.) A letter containing professions of love, or a missive of a sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St. Valentine's Day..
Hurly-burly :: Hurly-burly (n.) Tumult; bustle; confusion.
Tumult :: Tumult (n.) The commotion or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion..
Intermede :: Intermede (n.) A short musical dramatic piece, of a light and pleasing, sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude introduced between the acts of a play or an opera..
Burler :: Burler (n.) One who burls or dresses cloth.
Hurl :: Hurl (n.) Tumult; riot; hurly-burly.
Satyrical :: Satyrical (a.) Of or pertaining to satyrs; burlesque; as, satyric tragedy..
Burly :: Burly (a.) Coarse and rough; boisterous.
Pantagruelism :: Pantagruelism (n.) The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule.
Burlesquer :: Burlesquer (n.) One who burlesques.
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