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Birr
(gcide) | Birr \Birr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Birred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Birring.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel.
byrr wind. Perh. imitative.]
To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in
motion.
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Birr
(gcide) | Birr \Birr\, n.
1. A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel.
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2. A rush or impetus; force.
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birr
(wn) | birr
n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings";
"the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr,
whirring, birr]
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir,
birr, purr] |
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Abirritant
(gcide) | Abirritant \Ab*ir"ri*tant\, n. (Med.)
A medicine that diminishes or alleviates irritation.
[1913 Webster + AS]Abirritant \Ab*ir"ri*tant\, adj. (Med.)
Diminishing or alleviating irritation --Stedman.
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Abirritate
(gcide) | Abirritate \Ab*ir"ri*tate\, v. t. [Pref. ab- + irritate.] (Med.)
To diminish the sensibility to stimulation of.
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Abirritation
(gcide) | Abirritation \Ab*ir`ri*ta"tion\, n. (Med.)
A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation;
debility; lack of strength; asthenia. AS
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Abirritative
(gcide) | Abirritative \Ab*ir"ri*ta*tive\, a. (Med.)
Characterized by abirritation or debility. AS
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Birred
(gcide) | Birr \Birr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Birred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Birring.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel.
byrr wind. Perh. imitative.]
To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in
motion.
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Birring
(gcide) | Birr \Birr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Birred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Birring.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel.
byrr wind. Perh. imitative.]
To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in
motion.
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Birrus
(gcide) | Birrus \Bir"rus\, n. [LL., fr. L. birrus a kind of cloak. See
Berretta.]
A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the
Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the
shoulders or over the head.
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birr
(wn) | birr
n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings";
"the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr,
whirring, birr]
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir,
birr, purr] |
birretta
(wn) | birretta
n 1: a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman
Catholic clergy [syn: biretta, berretta, birretta] |
BIRRETUM
(bouvier) | BIRRETUM or BIRRETUS. A cap or coif used formerly in England, by judges and
sergeants at law. Spelm. h. t.; Cunn. Dict. Vide Coif.
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