Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The stuffed roll (see
burlet ) which formed a part of female head-dress in the fourteenth century. - noun In milit. costume, a wreath or turban of stuff, worn upon the helmet.
- noun In heraldry See
tortil .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
ring of softer material around thediameter of ashell of a gun, which acts as a sealant so that thepropellent gases do not leak through the space between the shell and the barrel.
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Examples
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G - (hook) croc en G gancho en G gillnet filet maillant red de enmalle grassrope bourrelet de coco relinga de bonote
Chapter 5 1983
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(Danish saining) (pche la senne danoise) (con red danesa) flying mesh or flymesh maille folle malla libre foam plastic mousse do plastique plstico poroso footrope bourrelet ralingue infrieure relinga de promos, burln front weight poids antrieur peso anterior full mesh maille franche malla entera
Chapter 5 1983
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The bourrelet was a balloon-shaped cap made of plaited wicker, and was worn by young children to protect their heads when they fell.
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It had legs stuffed with sawdust and a clumsily painted cardboard head, and on this head it wore a bourrelet.
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[FN#366] Les vertèbres ont fait bourrelet, says M. Houdas who adds that "Shakbán" is the end of a cloth, gown, or cloak, which is thrown over the shoulders and serves, like the "Jayb" in front, to carry small parcels, herbs, etc.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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(for groundrope) (pour bourrelet) (de relinga da promos) double knot double noeud nudo doble double rig grement double aparejo doble
Chapter 5 1983
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(for groundrope) (pour bourrelet) (pare relinga da promos) rope filin, cordage cabo runnage longueur par unit de poids longitud por unidad da peso
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(of trawl) (de chalut) (de arte de arrastre) groundrope bourrelet telinga de promos
Chapter 5 1983
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(of groundrope) (de bourrelet) (de relinga inferior o de promos) bolchline filira cabo de entrallar bonding fixation fijacin bosom carr burln
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April 16, 2016