bur

• (Physostegia augustifolia) about 2 to 4 feet with light pink flowers; giant bur-reed —  Belleville News Democrat: Homepage
• The Kennedy Center announced Thursday that Barrino (pronounced bur-REE'-no) will join the cast for the five-week engagement starting in June. —  SacBee -- Latest News
• I´m tryng so hard get the free repair, bur is almost impossible to happen. —  Discussions: Message List - root
• The nuts grow in a bur, similar to a chestnut's bur. —  Batesville Daily Guard
• For removing burs, etc., from the wool two methods are pursued: the one purely mechanical, the other chemical, and known respectively as burring and carbonizing Bur Picker.= For the mechanical removing of burs a machine called the bur picker is employed. —  Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades

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