2. Verb. (third-person singular of gnarl) ¹
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Definition of Gnarls
1. gnarl [v] - See also: gnarl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gnarls
Literary usage of Gnarls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh (1922)
"Cross-section through a part of a twig covered with gnarls. Fig. 64 illustrates
an advanced stage of the medullary ray outgrowth of a branch at the end of ..."
2. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"Tuber-like gnarls are formed in fruit trees that have stone fruits, and also in
beech bark and the structure of gnarls has been investigated by Sorauer, ..."
3. The Principles of Psychology by William James (1918)
"... relations without terms, or whose terms are only speciously such and really
consist in knots, or gnarls of relations finer still in infinitum. ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"... aches and gnarls. Also sometimes used for to Snarl. GO, ,-.—To walk. It's time
he should begin to g«. He can't go yet, but he creeps about anywhere. ..."
5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"In many instances the underground growth formed a continuous matting of knots,
gnarls, and buttocks, extending over many acres in area. As a matter of fact, ..."
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