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a. [ L. assurgens, p. pr. of assurgere; ad + surgere to rise. ] Ascending; (Bot.) rising obliquely; curving upward. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun.
Syn. -- hamburger. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From a French type founder named Bourgeois, or fr. F. bourgeois of the middle class; hence applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and long primer: cf. G. bourgeois, borgis. Cf. Burgess. ] (Print.) A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This line is printed in bourgeois type. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. bourg town; of German origin. See Burgess. ] A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class. [ France. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characteristic of the middle class, as in France. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ F. ] The French middle class, particularly such as are concerned in, or dependent on, trade. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ OE. burjoun a bud, burjounen to bud, F. bourgeon a bud, bourgeonner to bud; cf. OHG. burjan to raise. ] To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A kind of small coat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A swallow-tailed flag; a distinguishing pennant, used by cutters, yachts, and merchant vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Print.) See 1st Bourgeois. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A burgess; a citizen. See 2d Bourgeois. [ R. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To bud. See Bourgeon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. burgeis, OF. burgeis, fr. burcfortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc, G. burg. See 1st Borough, and cf. 2d Bourgeois. ] 1. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city.” Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who represents a borough in Parliament. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A magistrate of a borough. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses; they are now called delegates. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burgess oath. See Burgher, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of privilege of a burgess. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a hamburger with melted cheese on it. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. chirurgien, from chirurgie surgery, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; working or operating with the hand; chei`r hand + &unr_; work. Cf. Surgeon, Work. ] A surgeon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Surgically. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Chirurgeon, and cf. Surgery. ] Surgery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small; -- called also zucchini. [ Chiefly Brit. ]
Syn. -- zucchini. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green; -- called also zucchini. [ Chiefly Brit. ]
Syn. -- zucchini. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. dhmioyrgo`s a worker for the people, a workman, especially the maker of the world, the Creator; dh`mios belonging to the people (fr. dh^mos the people) + 'e`rgon a work. ] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. God, as the Maker of the world. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To strip of burgeons or buds; to disbud. [ R. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. surgery that is not essential, especially surgery to correct a condition that is not life-threatening; surgery that is not required for survival. See also cosmetic surgery. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ Cf. OF. espurgier. See Expurgate. ] To purge away. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exurgens, exsurgens, p. pr. of exurgere, exsurgere, to rise up; ex out + surgere to rise. ] Arising; coming to light. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Gorge. ] To swallow up. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gurges. ] A whirlpool. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge
Boils out from under ground. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Obs. ] See Grudgeons. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. pl. [ Prob. from P. grugir to craunch; cf. D. gruizen to crush, grind, and E. grout. ] Coarse meal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A state of insurrection; an uprising; an insurrection. [ 1913 Webster ]

A moral insurgence in the minds of grave men against the Court of Rome. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. insurgent. ] A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel.

Syn. -- See Rebel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere to rise up; pref. in- in + surgere to rise. See Surge. ] Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious. “The insurgent provinces.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inturgescens, p. pr. of inturgescere to swell up. See 1st In-, and Turgescent. ] A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Surgery using lasers. [ PJC ]

{ n., } pos>n. A soft cheese made in the Belgian province of Limburg (Limbourg), and usually not eaten until the curing has developed a peculiar and, to most people, unpleasant odor. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg.
Syn. -- Luxemburger. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg.
Syn. -- Luxembourger. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Luxemburg; as, Luxemburger streets. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of or pertaining to Luxemburg (definition 2); as, Luxemburger castles. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Luxemburg; as, our Luxemburger neighbors. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Med.) Surgery performed within the mouth cavity, especially that performed around the gums and teeth as an expedient for the purpose of preservation or replacement of teeth. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Purged p. pr. & vb. n. Purging ] [ F. purger, L. purgare; purus pure + agere to make, to do. See Pure, and Agent. ] 1. To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous. “Till fire purge all things new.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) To operate on as, or by means of, a cathartic medicine, or in a similar manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To clarify; to defecate, as liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime. [ 1913 Webster ]

When that he hath purged you from sin. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Ps. li. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Law) To clear from accusation, or the charge of a crime or misdemeanor, as by oath or in ordeal. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away. [ 1913 Webster ]

Purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. Ps. lxxix. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

We 'll join our cares to purge away
Our country's crimes. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To become pure, as by clarification. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. purge. See Purge, v. t. ] 1. The act of purging. [ 1913 Webster ]

The preparative for the purge of paganism of the kingdom of Northumberland. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, purges or cleanses; especially, a cathartic medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The part of a sugarhouse where the molasses is drained off from the sugar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of rising again; resurrection. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. resurgens, -entis, p. pr. of resurgere. See Resurrection. ] Rising again, as from the dead. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who rises again, as from the dead. [ R. ] Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To urge again. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. escourgée, fr. L. excoriata (sc. scutica) a stripped off (lash or whip), fr. excoriare to strip, to skin. See Excoriate. ] 1. A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip. [ 1913 Webster ]

Up to coach then goes
The observed maid, takes both the scourge and reins. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sharp scourges of adversity. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

What scourge for perjury
Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scourged p. pr. & vb. n. Scourging ] [ From Scourge, n.: cf. OF. escorgier. ] 1. To whip severely; to lash. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? Acts xxii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Heb. xii. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To harass or afflict severely. [ 1913 Webster ]

To scourge and impoverish the people. Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely. [ 1913 Webster ]

The West must own the scourger of the world. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]