Bur*gla"ri*ous (&?;), a. Pertaining to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary.
To come down a chimney is held a burglarious entry.
Blackstone.
Bur*gla"ri*ous*ly, adv. With an intent to commit burglary; in the manner of a burglar. Blackstone.
Bur"gla*ry (&?;), n.; pl. Burglaries (&?;). [Fr. Burglar; cf. LL. burglaria.] (Law) Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. Wharton. Burrill.
By statute law in some of the United States, burglary includes the breaking with felonious intent into a house by day as well as by night, and into other buildings than dwelling houses. Various degrees of the crime are established.
Bur"go*mas`ter (&?;), n. [D. burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, bürgermeister. See 1st Borough, and Master.] 1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster.
2. (Zoöl.) An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions.
Bur"go*net (&?;), n. [F. bouruignotte, because the Burgundians, F. Bouruignons, first used it.] A kind of helmet. [Written also burganet.] Shak.
Bur"goo (&?;), n. [Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel.] A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen. [Written also burgout.]
Bur"grass` (&?;), n. (Bot.) Grass of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand, and having burs for fruit.
Bur"grave (&?;), n. [F.] See Burggrave.
Bur"gun*dy (&?;), n. 1. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).