- burry
- adjective (burrier; -est) Date: 15th century 1. containing burs 2. prickly 3. of speech characterized by a burr
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Burry — may refer to:* Andrew George Burry (1873 1975), businessman, manufacturer and philanthropist * Burt Burry (born 1909), retired professional ice hockey player * Harold Burry (1912 1992), head football coach at Westminster College * Lester Burry… … Wikipedia
Burry — Burr y, a. Abounding in burs, or containing burs; resembling burs; as, burry wool. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burry — mid 15c., full of burs; see BUR (Cf. bur) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
burry — burry1 [bʉr′ē] adj. burrier, burriest 1. full of burs 2. like a bur; prickly burry2 [bʉr′ē] adj. burrier, burriest having a burr: said of speech … English World dictionary
Burry — This name is of English topographic or locational origin deriving from the Olde English pre 7th century byrig , the dative case of burh meaning a fortified place . The Medieval English beri , biri and buri denoted a fortified manor house and was… … Surnames reference
Burry Holms — (gbmapping|SS403926) is a small tidal island located at the northern end of the Gower peninsula, Wales. 9,000 years ago it was up to 12 miles (19 km) away from the sea and inhabited by nomadic Mesolithic hunters. Flint tools provided the first… … Wikipedia
Burry Stander — lors du championnat du … Wikipédia en Français
Burry Green — is a village in the Gower peninsula, Wales falling in the Gower ward of Swansea … Wikipedia
Burry Port — infobox UK place country = Wales welsh name= Porth Tywyn constituency welsh assembly= latitude= 51.69 longitude= 4.25 official name= Burry Port unitary wales= Carmarthenshire lieutenancy wales= Dyfed constituency westminster= Llanelli post town=… … Wikipedia
Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway — The Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway (properly the Burry Port and Gwendreath Railway owing to a spelling mistake in the Act of Parliament creating the railway) was a 21 mile long railway progressively opened between 1859 and 1891 as a… … Wikipedia
Burry Port and Gwendreath Valley Railway — Die Burry Port and Gwendreath Valley Railway war eine Eisenbahngesellschaft in Südwales. Die Gesellschaft entstand am 30. April 1866 aus der Fusion der Kidwelly and Burry Port Railway und der Burry Port Company. Das Streckennetz umfasste 34… … Deutsch Wikipedia
