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burnet

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BURNET

n.A plant, Poterium or garden burnet.

 

BURNET-SAXIFRAGE

n.A plant, Pimpinella.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BURNET

Bur "net, n. Etym: [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh.being named from its color ), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See Brunette. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium ); especially, P.Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet. Burnet moth (Zoöl.), in England, a handsome moth (Zygæna filipendula ), with crimson spots on the wings. -- Burnet saxifrage. (Bot. ) See Saxifrage. -- Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis ). -- Great burnet, Wild burnet, Poterium (or Sanguisorba ) oficinalis.

 

BURNETTIZE

Bur "nett *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnettized (; p. pr. & vb. n.Burnettizing.] (Manuf.)

 

Defn: To subject (wood, fabrics, etc. ) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by Sir William Burnett.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

burnet

bur net |bərˈnet, ˈbərnit bərˈnɛt | noun 1 a herbaceous plant of the rose family, with globular pinkish flower heads and leaves composed of many small leaflets. [Genus Sanguisorba, family Rosaceae: several species, including the edible salad burnet (S. minor ), which is often cultivated, and the spiny shrublike thorny burnet (S. spinosum ), common in the eastern Mediterranean. ] 2 a day-flying moth that typically has greenish-black wings marked with crimson spots. [Zygaena and other genera, family Zygaenidae. ] ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a kind of dark brown woolen cloth ): from Old French brunete, burnete (denoting brown cloth or a plant with brown flowers ), diminutives of brun brown.

 

burnet rose

bur ¦net rose noun a small wild Eurasian rose with white flowers and leaves like those of salad burnet. Rosa pimpinellifolia, family Rosaceae.

 

burnet saxifrage

bur ¦net saxi |frage noun a slender white-flowered European plant of the parsley family. Pimpinella saxifraga, family Umbelliferae.

 

Burnett, Carol

Bur nett, Carol |bərˈnet bərˈnɛt | (1936 –), US comedienne and actress. She is best known for the television program The Carol Burnett Show (1967 –78 ).

 

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Bur nett, Frances Hodgson |bərˈnɛt bərˈnet | (1849 –1924 ), US novelist; born in Britain; full name Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. She is noted for her children's novels, which include Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886 ), A Little Princess (1905 ), and The Secret Garden (1911 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

burnet

burnet |ˈbəːnɪt | noun 1 a herbaceous plant of the rose family, with globular pinkish flower heads and leaves composed of many small leaflets. Genus Sanguisorba, family Rosaceae: several species, including the edible salad burnet (S. minor ), and the spiny shrub-like thorny burnet (S. spinosum ) of the eastern Mediterranean. 2 a day-flying moth that typically has greenish-black wings with crimson markings. Zygaena and other genera, family Zygaenidae. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a kind of dark brown woollen cloth ): from Old French brunete, burnete (denoting brown cloth or a plant with brown flowers ), diminutives of brun brown .

 

burnet rose

bur ¦net rose noun a small wild Eurasian rose with white flowers and leaves like those of salad burnet. Rosa pimpinellifolia, family Rosaceae.

 

burnet saxifrage

bur ¦net saxi |frage noun a slender white-flowered European plant of the parsley family. Pimpinella saxifraga, family Umbelliferae.

 

Burnett, Carol

Bur nett, Carol |bərˈnet bərˈnɛt | (1936 –), US comedienne and actress. She is best known for the television program The Carol Burnett Show (1967 –78 ).

 

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Burnett, Frances Hodgson |bəːˈnɛt | (1849 –1924 ), British-born American novelist; full name Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. She is remembered chiefly for her novels for children, including Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886 ), A Little Princess (1905 ), and The Secret Garden (1911 ).