| 单词 | burl |
| 释义 | burl[ burl ] / bɜrl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR burl ON THESAURUS.COM nouna small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth. a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree; a wartlike structure sometimes 2 feet (0.6 meters) across and 1 foot (0.3 meters) or more in height, sliced to make veneer. verb (used with object)to remove burls from (cloth) in finishing. Origin of burl1400–50; late Middle English burle ≪ Old French; akin to Medieval Latin burla bunch, sheaf, Late Latin burra wool, fluff OTHER WORDS FROM burlburler, nounWords nearby burlBurkina Faso, Burkini, Burkitt, Burkitt lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, burl, burladero, burlap, burlecue, burled, Burleigh Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burlBritish Dictionary definitions for burl (1 of 2)burl1 / (bɜːl) / nouna small knot or lump in wool a roundish warty outgrowth from the trunk, roots, or branches of certain trees verb(tr) to remove the burls from (cloth) Derived forms of burlburler, nounWord Origin for burlC15: from Old French burle tuft of wool, probably ultimately from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth British Dictionary definitions for burl (2 of 2)burl2 birl/ (bɜːl) / noun informalScot, Australian and NZ an attempt; try (esp in the phrase give it a burl) Australian and NZ a ride in a car Word Origin for burlC20: perhaps from birl 1 in the Scot sense: a twist or turn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for burlburl [ bûrl ] A large, rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree. Burls develop from one or more twig buds whose cells continue to multiply but never differentiate so that the twig can elongate into a limb. Burls do not usually cause harm to trees. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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