burl

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: slubknot

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
  2. a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
  3. soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by designSynonyms: slubknot

Verb (1)

  1. remove the burls from cloth
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Burl \Burl\, n.

1.A knot or lump in thread or cloth. [1913 Webster]

2.An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences. [1913 Webster]

Burl \Burl\ (b[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burled (b[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. Burling.] [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. [root]92. See Bur.] To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth. [1913 Webster]

Burling iron, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth. [1913 Webster]

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