Definition of Knarl

1. n. A knot in wood. See Gnarl.

Definition of Knarl

1. Noun. A knot in wood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Knarl

1. a knot in a tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Knarl

1. A knot in wood. See Gnarl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Knarl

knapping
knappish
knapple
knappled
knapples
knappling
knappy
knaps
knapsack
knapsacked
knapsacking
knapsacks
knapweed
knapweeds
knar
knarl (current term)
knarled
knarls
knarred
knarrier
knarriest
knarring
knarry
knars
knaur
knaurs
knauvshawl
knave
knave of clubs
knave of diamonds

Literary usage of Knarl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1889)
"KNAP-TO (nap-too), v.—To go together with a slight noise such as is made in shutting a gate or turning a lock. knarl (naal), v.—To gnaw. ..."

2. The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on The American Spelling Book by Noah Webster (1839)
"G and k before, n are always silent. kna' vish ly kna' vish ness gnos' ti cism knab knack knap knap' sack knap' weed knarl ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[Prop., as formerly, knarl; but gnarl is the present general spelling; a dim. form, with suffix -/, of gnar, properly knar: see ..."

4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"Knapper [uaap'ur], a doorknocker. Wh. Gl. ; gen. Also, aa a v. ». to talk with persistent volubility. knarl [naa'll, va to knot, ..."

5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1829)
"... and had faces most grievous, And their forms were mis-shapen and huge as Ben-Nevis ; Yet they stood to their business, though fretting and knarl'J, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Knarl on Dictionary.com!Search for Knarl on Thesaurus.com!Search for Knarl on Google!Search for Knarl on Wikipedia!

Search