Definition of "burs" [burs]

• Plural form of bur. (noun)

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• "For the students hostels, called bursœ, were established which were merely lodging-houses."
• "The raw wool always contains foreign matter such as burs and dirt; it is also saturated with a natural oil which prevents felting."
• "But say on, Oan, and tell us of thy chestnut-burs."