Meaning of burl in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /bərl/

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  1. Verb

    burl

    Definitions

    1. remove the burls from cloth

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    burl

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French bourle‘tuft of wool’, diminutive of bourre‘coarse wool’, from late Latin burra‘wool’

    Definitions

    1. the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth

    Examples

    • « often used decoratively in veneer »
  3. 2. a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
  4. 3. soft lump or unevenness in a yarn

    Examples

    • « either an imperfection or created by design »

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