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A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's |
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A manor house; a castle. |
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To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over,
or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering;
to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands. |
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Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a
deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a
corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to
inhume. |
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To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as,
to bury strife. |