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Definition of Gnarled
1. Adjective. Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots. "A knobbed stick"
Definition of Gnarled
1. a. Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
Definition of Gnarled
1. Adjective. knotty and misshapen ¹
2. Adjective. made rough by age or hard work ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gnarled
1. gnarl [v] - See also: gnarl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gnarled
Literary usage of Gnarled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Conquest of Canada by George Warburton (1850)
"Another description is called the scrubby oak —it resembles the British gnarled
oak, and is remarkably hard and durable. The birch* tribe is very numerous: ..."
2. The Conquest of Canada by George Warburton (1849)
"... and is in high repute; another description is called the scrubby oak — it
resembles the British gnarled oak, and is remarkably hard and durable. ..."
3. Class Book of Botany: Being Outlines of the Structure, Physiology and by Alphonso Wood (1861)
"Here it is cylindrical, straight and erect, as in the forest pine ; prismatic
often, as in the gum-tree ; gnarled and curved, as in the oak ; or inclined ..."
4. A Bed of Roses by Walter Lionel George (1919)
"Not a thought chased over her gnarled brown face. From the stove came the faint,
pungent smell of the charring peel. CHAPTER XX A FORTNIGHT later Victoria ..."
5. The Forest Flora of North-west and Central India: A Handbook of the by John Lindsay Stewart, Dietrich Brandis (1874)
"It attains a larger size ; old gnarled trunks have 7-8 ft. in girth, with a
rounded crown often 15-20 ft. high. ..."
6. The New American Botanist and Florist: Including Lessons in the Structure by Alphonso Wood (1889)
"... as in the Forest Pine ; prismatic often, as in the Gum-tree ; gnarled and
curved, as in the Oak ; or inclined far over its base, as in the Sycamore. ..."
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