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Definition of Burl
1. Noun. The wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer.
Generic synonyms: Wood
2. Verb. Remove the burls from cloth.
3. Noun. A large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree.
4. Noun. Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design.
Definition of Burl
1. v. t. To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
2. n. A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
Definition of Burl
1. Noun. A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. ¹
2. Noun. Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth. ¹
3. Noun. A knot or lump in thread or cloth. ¹
4. Verb. To remove the knots in cloth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burl
1. to finish cloth by removing lumps [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Burl
1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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