See Also: Burion(medicine)

topmast (iou) and Burion (medicine)


topmast (iou)



topmast noun. L15.
[from TOP adjective + MAST noun1.]
Nautical. A mast attached to the top of a lower mast; spec. the second section of a mast above the deck, formerly the uppermost mast, later surmounted by the topgallant mast.

Burion (medicine)


burion
<zoology> The red-breasted house sparrow of California (Carpodacus frontalis).

Synonym: crimson-fronted bullfinch.

Alternative forms: burrion.

Source: Websters Dictionary