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burra, ae, f. [burrus].

  1. I. A small cow with a red mouth or muzzle, acc. to Fest. s. v.
  2. II. A shaggy garment, Anthol. Lat. 5, 133, 5.
    Hence, plur.: burrae, ārum, f., trifles, nonsense (post-class.): burras, quisquilias, ineptiasque, etc., Aus. praef. ad Latin. Pacat. 3.

‡ burrānĭca pōtio [burrus], a drink composed of milk and must, so called on account of its red color, Fest. p. 30; cf. Ov. F. 4, 780.

‡ burrānĭcum, i, n. [prob. formed from the preced.], a kind of vessel, Paul. ex Fest. p. 36 Müll.