burletta (berleta)

[It., dim. of burl a, mockery: see burlesque.] A comic opera; a musical farce. burleyt, n. [Origin obscure; cf. burly.] The butt-end of a lance. Wilhelm, Mil. Dict. burline (bėr'li-nes), n. [ out. Think'st thou that paunch, that burlies out thy coat, Is thriving fat; or flesh, that seems so brawny? Quarles, Emblems, i. 12. burly2 (ber'li), a. [ A Burman, being the property of the king, can never quit the country without his especial permi ion, which is only granted for a limited time, and never to women on any pretence. Encyc. Brit., IV. 554. A book