1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions.
BURGONET
Bur"go*net, n. Etym: [F. bouruignotte, because the Burgundians, F.
Bouruignons, first used it.]
Defn: A kind of helmet. [Written also burganet.] Shak.
BURGOO Bur"goo, n. Etym: [Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel.]
Defn: A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen.
[Written also burgout.]
BURGRASS
Bur"grass`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Grass of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand, and having burs for fruit.
BURGRAVE
Bur"grave, n. Etym: [F.]