burette
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of burette
1475–85; < French: cruet, burette ( Old French biurete ), equivalent to buire ewer, flagon (perhaps < Frankish *būrja receptacle, akin to Germanic *būr- hut; see bower 1) + -ette -ette
Example Sentences
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M. Burette thinks it easy to conceive, that music may be really efficacious in relieving, if not in removing, the pains of sciatica; and that independent of the greater or less skill of the musician.
From Thaumaturgia by Oxonian, An
Burette, bū-ret′, n. a flask-shaped vessel for holding liquids, an altar-cruet.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
I verily believe Mother Burette has dealings with the old one, and practises magic in this private apartment; leastways, that is what M. C�sar Bradamanti, our third-floor lodger, said to me.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
M. Burette has treated this subject in several dissertations, printed in the Memoirs of the Academy of Belles Lettres; wherein purity, perspicuity, and elegance of style are united with profound erudition.
From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles
Madame Burette knew the housekeeper of the notary; she gave me a letter to her, in which she strongly recommended Louise.
From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Sue, Eugène
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