burl (bûrl)
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n.1. A knot, lump, or slub in yarn or cloth. 2. a. A large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree. b. The wood cut from such an outgrowth, often used decoratively as a veneer. tr.v. burled, burl·ing, burls To dress or finish (cloth) by removing knots, lumps, slubs, or loose threads.
[Middle English burle, from Old French bourle, tuft of wool, diminutive of bourre, coarse wool, from Late Latin burra, shaggy garment.]
burler n. |