Bourn — Bourn, Bourne Bourne, n. [F. borne. See {Bound} a limit.] A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal. [1913 Webster] Where the land slopes to its watery bourn. Cowper. [1913 Webster] The undiscovered country, from whose bourn No… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bourn — index destination, end (intent), outline (boundary) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bourn — bourn1 or bourne [bôrn, boorn] n. [ME burne < OE burna, metathetic for brunna; akin to Ger brunnen, a spring: see BURN1] a brook or stream bourn2 or bourne [bôrn, boorn] n. [Fr borne < OFr bunne: see BOUND4] Archaic … English World dictionary
Bourn — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 52.19 longitude= 0.061 official name= Bourn population = 1,764 (2001) shire district= South Cambridgeshire shire county = Cambridgeshire region= East of England constituency westminster= post town=… … Wikipedia
Bourn — Der Name Bourn bezeichnet: Augustus O. Bourn (1834–1925), einen US amerikanischen Politiker Bourn (Cambridgeshire), einen Ort in England Siehe auch: Bourne Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung … Deutsch Wikipedia
bourn — {{11}}bourn (1) also bourne, small stream, especially of the winter torrents of the chalk downs, O.E. brunna, burna brook, stream, from P.Gmc. *brunnoz spring, fountain (Cf. O.H.G. brunno, O.N. brunnr, O.Fris. burna, Ger. Brunnen fountain, Goth.… … Etymology dictionary
bourn — I or bourne [[t]bɔrn, boʊrn[/t]] n. scot. a brook • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; see burn I II bourn [[t]bɔrn, boʊrn, bʊərn[/t]] n. archaic 1) a bound; limit 2) destination; goal 3) realm; domain • Etymology: 1515–25; earlier borne < MF, OF … From formal English to slang
Bourn Hall Clinic — in Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England, is one of the world s leading centres for the treatment of infertility in couples. The original building, Bourn Hall , is about 400 years old. Since becoming a medical centre the clinic has seen great… … Wikipedia
Bourn Castle — was in the village of Bourn in Cambridgeshire, 10 miles to the west of Cambridge (gbmapping|TL322562).It originally consisted of wooden buildings on an earthwork enclosure which was erected in Norman times towards the end of the reign of William… … Wikipedia
Bourn Brook — is a common name for small rivers, reflected in a number of place names. See:* Bourn Brook, Cambridgeshire * Bournbrook, Birmingham * Bournville, Birminghamee also* Bourne … Wikipedia
