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burds

burds is the plural of burd.

Meaning of burd

Noun

burd (plural burds)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) maiden, young woman
    • The hall was furnished in a manner equally grand, and at one end of it was a glorious couch of velvet, silk and gold, and there sate Burd Ellen, combing her golden hair with a silver comb.1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Childe Rowland”, in English Fairy Tales, page 122

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Proper noun capitalized: Burds

Burds

  1. (plural) plural of Burd

Questions about burds

What is burds the plural of?
Burds is the plural of burd.
What part of speech is burds?
Burds is a proper noun.

Words near burds in the dictionary

  1. burdocks
  2. burdon
  3. Burdon's Hotel
  4. burdons
  5. Burdos
  6. burds
  7. Burdsall
  8. Burdur
  9. Burdwan
  10. Burdwan division
  11. bure

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