Burrower
(Bur"row*er) n. One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground
and lives in it.
Burrstone
(Burr"stone`), n. See Buhrstone.
Burry
(Burr"y) a. Abounding in burs, or containing burs; resembling burs; as, burry wool.
Bursa
(||Bur"sa) n.; pl. Bursæ [L. See Burse.] (Anat.) Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the
synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed between tendons and
bony prominences.
Bursal
(Bur"sal) a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a bursa or to bursæ.
Bursar
(Bur"sar) n. [LL. bursarius, fr. bursa purse. See Burse, and cf. Purser.]
1. A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a college, or of a monastery.
2. A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.
Bursarship
(Bur"sar*ship), n. The office of a bursar.
Bursary
(Bur"sa*ry) n.; pl. - ries [LL. bursaria. See Bursar.]
1. The treasury of a college or monastery.
2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student
to pursue his studies. "No woman of rank or fortune but would have a bursary in her gift." Southey.
Bursch
(||Bursch) n.; pl. Burschen [G., ultimately fr. LL. bursa. See Burse.] A youth; especially, a
student in a german university.
Burse
(Burse) n. [LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See Bourse, and cf. Bursch, Purse.]
1. A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [Obs.] Holland.
2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the
beneficiaries. [Scot.]
3. (Eccl.) An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use. Shipley.
4. An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.
5. A kind of bazaar. [Obs.]
She says she went to the burse for patterns.
Old Play.
