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.
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw

3. Noun. A large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree.
Generic synonyms: Enation, Plant Process
Group relationships: Tree

4. Noun. Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design.
Exact synonyms: Knot, Slub
Generic synonyms: Raggedness, Roughness

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. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burl

burkes
burkholderia
burkholderia cepacia
burkholderia infections
burkholderia pseudomallei
burkina faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso franc
burking
burkite
burkites
Burkitt's lymphoma
burkitt lymphoma
burks
burl (current term)
burl (current term)
burladero
burladeros
burlap
burlaps
burlap bag
burled
burler
burlers
burlesk
burlesks
burlesque
burlesque
burlesqued
burlesquely

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