About The Word Burl
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Burl
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What's The Definition Of Burl?
[n] soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
[n] a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree [n] the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer [v] remove the burls from cloth Synonyms | Synonyms for Burl: knot | slub Related Terms | Find terms related to Burl: bilge | blain | bleb | blister | blob | boss | bow | bubble | bulb | bulge | bulla | bump | bunch | button | cahot | chine | clump | condyle | convex | dowel | ear | flange | flap | gall | gnarl | handle | hill | hump | hunch | jog | joggle | knob | knot | knur | knurl | lip | loop | lump | mole | mountain | nevus | nub | nubbin | nubble | papilloma | peg | rib | ridge | ring | shoulder | spine | stud | style | tab | tubercle | tubercule | verruca | vesicle | wale | wart | welt See Also | burl | enation | plant process | remove | roughness | take | take away | tree | withdraw | wood Burl In Webster's Dictionary \Burl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Burling}.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F.
bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth,
linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of bourre.
[root]92. See {Bur}.]
To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose
threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
{Burling iron}, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used
in burling woolen cloth.
\Burl\, n. 1. A knot or lump in thread or cloth. 2. An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences. |
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