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Definition of Burns

1. Noun. United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996).

Definition of Burns

1. Verb. (third-person singular of burn) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of burn) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Burns

1. burn [v] - See also: burn

Medical Definition of Burns

1. The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally categorised as first, second or third degree. A first degree burn is superficial and has similar characteristics to a typical sun burn. The skin is red in colour and sensation is intact. In fact, it is usually somewhat painful. Second degree burns look similar to the first degree burns; however, the damage is now severe enough to cause blistering of the skin and the pain is usually somewhat more intense. In third degree burns the damage has progressed to the point of skin death. The skin is white and without sensation. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Burns

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"The agreement of Apr. 15, 1858, between burns and Sibley, was an agreement of partnership. Sibley and burns were going into the business of introducing and ..."

2. The Bookman (1910)
"burns, his eyes full of tears, read aloud the lines underneath the print: Cold on Canadian hills ... Turning to the company, burns asked if fixed a look of ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1893)
"And something of that kind would be the attitude of the average Frenchman towards Robert burns. But the average Briton knows his burns, poems, biography, ..."

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