burley
1an American tobacco with thin leaves and light color, grown especially in Kentucky and nearby regions, used mostly in cigarettes.
Origin of burley
1Other definitions for burley (2 of 3)
a burlesque show.
Origin of burley
2Other definitions for Burley (3 of 3)
a male given name.
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How to use burley in a sentence
Was burley really quite so unsophisticated as he seemed, he wondered, or— His glance met Burleys.
On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry BarbourAllan soon found that Burleys breeziness and absence of convention were not confined to his looks.
On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry BarbourI see many causes to increase my former opinion of the dilatory wants you shall find upon all sudden hurley burleys.
History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete | John Lothrop MotleyBurleys hair was brown, of no particular shade, and his eyes matched his hair.
On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for burley (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbɜːlɪ) /
a variant spelling of berley
British Dictionary definitions for burley (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbɜːlɪ) /
a light thin-leaved tobacco, grown esp in Kentucky
Origin of burley
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