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Burl

Burl Meaning & Definition
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.

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