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
Burl (plural Burls)
A surname.
• 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.
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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.
burl (third-person singular simple present burls, present participle burling, simple past and past participle burled)
To remove the knots in cloth.
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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
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
