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Burling :: Burling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bur.

Burliness :: Burliness (n.) Quality of being burly.

Burler :: Burler (n.) One who burls or dresses cloth.

Wight :: Wight (n.) A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language..

Burlesque :: Burlesque (v. i.) To employ burlesque.

Hurl :: Hurl (n.) Tumult; riot; hurly-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..

Callithump :: Callithump (n.) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari..

Pantomime :: Pantomime (n.) A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features..

Parody :: Parody (n.) A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty..

Redoubtable :: Redoubtable (a.) Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque..

Burlesquer :: Burlesquer (n.) One who burlesques.

Burlesque :: Burlesque (n.) An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything..

Macaronic :: Macaronic (a.) Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry..

Burled :: Burled (imp. & p. p.) of Bur.

Caricature :: Caricature (v. t.) To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous exaggeration; to burlesque.

Hurly-burly :: Hurly-burly (n.) Tumult; bustle; 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..

Burlesquing :: Burlesquing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burlesqu.

Heroicomical :: Heroicomical (a.) Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem..

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