Burley
an American tobacco with thin leaves and light color, grown especially in Kentucky and nearby regions, used mostly in cigarettes.
a burlesque show.
a male given name.
Contemporary Examples
Idaho Woman Who Gave Birth on Highway: ‘I Had to Pull My Pants Down to Get the Baby Out’ Dale Eisinger July 9, 2014
Historical Examples
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 Various
The Cryptogram William Murray Graydon
On Your Mark! Ralph Henry Barbour
The Cryptogram William Murray Graydon
Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated Sir Walter Scott
The Man of the Desert Grace Livingston Hill
My Novel, Complete Edward Bulwer-Lytton
My Novel, Complete Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated Sir Walter Scott
noun, verb
a variant spelling of berley
noun
a light thin-leaved tobacco, grown esp in Kentucky
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