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Burl

Burl Definition And Meaning
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.

Burl Definition And Meaning

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

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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