burnet

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English

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leaves of burnet (Sanguisorba minor)

Etymology

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From Middle English burnet, from Old French brunet, brunete (brunette). Doublet of brunette.

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burnet (usually uncountable, plural burnets)

  1. Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
    • 1767, A Lady [Hannah Glasse], The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Eaſy [] [1], page 326:
      ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.
  2. Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots.
    • 2015, Norman Maclean, A Less Green and Pleasant Land, page 223:
      There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.

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Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French brunet, brunete (brunette).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈburnɛt/, /burˈnɛːt/

Noun

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burnet (uncountable)

  1. Brown woolen fabric.
  2. Burnet (Sanguisorba spp.) or a similar plant.

Descendants

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  • English: burnet
  • Scots: burnet

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Adjective

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burnet

  1. brown (used of linen)

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