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Definition of Burr-headed
1. Adjective. Having a head of straight hair cut very short (hence bristly).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burr-headed
Literary usage of Burr-headed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and practice of dental surgery by Chapin Aaron Harris (1863)
"The flat and burr-headed drills are very useful for enlarging the orifice of a
cavity. The pressure of the instrument against the hand, between the thumb ..."
2. The Mechanics' Magazine (1854)
"In order to cause the lucifers to ignite by a slight pull of the string, the
pressure or pinch of the twisted or burr-headed wire ought to be on the primed ..."
3. The Principles and practice of dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris, Philip H. Austen (1882)
"Its shape might be better suited to some operators if made somewhat larger j
above the ferule. The rlat and burr-headed drills represented in Fig. ..."
4. Iron edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1854)
"In order to cause the lucifers to ignite by a slight pull of the string, the
pressure or pinch of the twisted or burr-headed wire ought to be on the primed ..."
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