burnt-out I. variant of burned-out II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\adjective orburn-out\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ Etymology:burnt-out from past participle of burn out; burn-out from burn out 1.of machine-made laces: made by embroidering on a sheer foundation cloth that is later destroyed by chemicals 2.of fabrics with two different yarns: having patterns formed by the destruction of one yarn by chemicals