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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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