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burry

US/ˈbɜri/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

  • “a horse with a short bristly mane”
  • “bristly shrubs”
  • “burred fruits”
  • “setaceous whiskers”
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Origin

From Middle English burry, bury, equivalent to bur + -y.

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