BURLS

Proper noun

Burls

plural of Burl

Anagrams

• blurs

Noun

burls

plural of burl

Verb

burls

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burl

Anagrams

• blurs

Source: Wiktionary

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BURL

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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