burred

Adjective
Synonyms: barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburrypricklysetosesetaceousspinythorny

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburrypricklysetosesetaceousspinythornyOpposite unarmedSimilar armed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“burred” is listed under Burr.

Burr (…), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Burred (…); present participle & verbal noun Burring.]

To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur. Eliz. Barrett Browning

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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