BURL

slub, knot, burl

(noun) soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

burl

(noun) a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree

burl

(noun) the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer

burl

(verb) remove the burls from cloth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Burl (plural Burls)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Burl is the 31482nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 735 individuals. Burl is most common among Black/African American (52.65%) and White (42.18%) individuals.

Anagrams

• blur

Etymology

Noun

burl (plural burls)

A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.

Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth.

A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

Verb

burl (third-person singular simple present burls, present participle burling, simple past and past participle burled)

To remove the knots in cloth.

Anagrams

• blur

Source: Wiktionary


Burl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Burling.] Etym: [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. *92. See Bur.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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