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1. (n.) burl
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
2. burl
a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree, sliced to make veneer.
3. (v.t.) burl
to remove burls from (cloth) in finishing.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME burle&indirdesc; OF)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) burl
the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
2. (noun) burl
a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
3. (verb) slub, knot, burl
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
4. (verb) burl
remove the burls from cloth
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1. (noun) burl
a knot or lump in thread or cloth
2. (noun) burl
an overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences
3. (verb) burl
to dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth
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