Emily Dickinson Lexicon

Burgund, proper adj. [Johnson variant only; see Burgundy, proper n.]

Intoxicating; inebriating; high-spirited; characteristic of the wine of Burgundy, France; [fig.] elating; enjoyable; pleasurable; gratifying; uplifting; exhilarating; fragrant; aromatic; perfumed; floral; sweet-smelling. 230v/none [it's dim chat of Things Burgund, we know]

Burgundy, proper n. [med. L. < Germanic tribe < Gothic baurgjans, highlanders, fort-dwellers; see Burgoyne, proper n.] (webplay: wine).

Red wine; delicate alcoholic beverage; deluxe drink from the vineyards of Burgundy, France; [fig.] pleasure; elation; gratification; enjoyable parts of life; (see ED letters).

burial, adj. [ME; see bury, v.]

Cemetery; graveyard; burying ground; place of interment for the dead.

burial, n. [see burial, adj. and bury, v.]

Funeral; interment; entombment; placement in the ground; [fig.] safekeeping until the resurrection; (see Matthew 26:12).

buried, verbal adj. [see bury, v.]

1. Subtle; faint; ethereal; untouchable; inaccessible; unobtainable.
2. Concealed; kept secret; hidden from view; removed from sight; placed for safe-keeping under the ground.
3. Dead; lifeless; deceased; departed from mortality.

Burmah, proper n. [Sanskrit mranma bama, strong ones.]

Oriole; golden songbird; exotic bird with brilliant yellow plumage; [eponym] Myanmar; southeast Asian nation whose natural resources include various colorful birds; [allusion] Perseid meteor showers.

burn, n. [OE]

Spring; well; fountainhead. 16/App13 drinking to her no more astir, / by beck, or burn, or moor!

burn (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE and ON] (webplay: eyes, fire).

1. Flame; radiate light and heat.
2. Radiate; give light by fuel; be in a state of combustion; (see Exodus 27:20).
3. Shine; glisten; glitter; glow; sparkle; reflect pure light.
4. Flare; display bright colors; exhibit the light of sunrise or sunset; (see Exodus 3:2).
5. Hurt; injure; distress; scourge; punish severely; cause pain as if by fire; (see Job 30:30).
6. Incinerate; destroy in flames; execute by setting afire; (see 1 Corinthians 13:3).
7. Glorify; exalt; consecrate; sanctify; hallow; offer as a sacrifice; (see Exodus 29:18); make to shine; ordain to illuminate; set apart as a source of light (see Revelation 22:5).
8. Remove; annihilate; take away; get rid of.
9. Phrase. “Burn away”: slowly vanish; gradually disappear.
10. Phrase. “Burn down”: exhaust; devour; deplete; consume like fire.

burning, verbal adj. [see burn, v.]

Bright; sunny; beaming; searing; scorching; very hot in temperature; [fig.] fierce; intense; extreme; exhausting; relentless; (see James 1:11).

burnish, n. [OFr]

Gloss; brightness; sheen; splendor; luster; shiny overlay; polished metal; protective shield.