Definitions for: Burl


[n] soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
[n] a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
[n] the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
[v] remove the burls from cloth



Webster (1913) Definition: Burl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Burling.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F.
bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth,
linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of bourre.
[root]92. See Bur.]
To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose
threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.

Burling iron, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used
in burling woolen cloth.


Burl, n.
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.

Synonyms: knot, slub

See Also: burl, enation, plant process, remove, roughness, take, take away, tree, withdraw, wood

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