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i. [ME. burlen, contr. of burblen, bubble, welter: see burble. Cf. D. borrelen, bubble, guzzle ( borrel, a bubble, a dram), = LG. burreln, bubble, gush.] To welter. Many a bolde baron in that place Lay burl and yn his own blode. Erle of Tolous (Ritson's Metr. Rom., II.), 1. 98. Betres lay burlyng in hur blode. Le Bone Florence (Ritson's Metr. Rom., III.), 1. 1639. IMG:content-2768.png:[blocks in formation] The characteristic faults of his [Johnson's] style are so familiar to all,. and have been so often burlesqued , that it is almost superfluous to point them out. Macaulay , Boswell's Johnson. II. in trans. To use caricature. [Rare.] burlesquer (ber-les'ker), n. One who burlesques or turns to ridicule. burlett, n. [F. bourlet , bourrelet , a roll of cloth or leather stuffed with hair or wool, etc., a supporter of satin, etc., for a ruff or collar, also a kind of hood, bourre , flocks of wool, hair, etc., used for stuffing saddles, balls, etc.: see bur rel.] 1. A coif; a stuffed roll to support a ruff; a standing or stuffed neck for a gown. Min sheu. 2. A hood. Ash .