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B0277400 (bûrl)n.1. A knot, lump, or slub in yarn or cloth.2. a. A large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree.b. The wood cut from such an outgrowth, often used decoratively as a veneer.tr.v. burled, burl·ing, burls To dress or finish (cloth) by removing knots, lumps, slubs, or loose threads.

[Middle English burle, from Old French bourle, tuft of wool, diminutive of bourre, coarse wool, from Late Latin burra, shaggy garment.]

burl′er n.

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(bɜːl) n1. (Textiles) a small knot or lump in wool2. (Botany) a roundish warty outgrowth from the trunk, roots, or branches of certain treesvb (Textiles) (tr) to remove the burls from (cloth)[C15: from Old French burle tuft of wool, probably ultimately from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth] ˈburler n

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n1. Scot and Austral and NZ an attempt; try (esp in the phrase give it a burl)2. Austral and NZ a ride in a car[C20: perhaps from birl¹ in the Scot sense: a twist or turn]

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(bɜrl)
n. 1. a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth. 2. a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree, sliced to make veneer. v.t. 3. to remove burls from (cloth) in finishing. [1400–50; late Middle English burle « Old French]

burl

(bûrl) A large, rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree.

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Past participle: burled
Gerund: burling

Imperative
burl
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Present
I burl
you burl
he/she/it burls
we burl
you burl
they burl

Preterite
I burled
you burled
he/she/it burled
we burled
you burled
they burled

Present Continuous
I am burling
you are burling
he/she/it is burling
we are burling
you are burling
they are burling

Present Perfect
I have burled
you have burled
he/she/it has burled
we have burled
you have burled
they have burled

Past Continuous
I was burling
you were burling
he/she/it was burling
we were burling
you were burling
they were burling

Past Perfect
I had burled
you had burled
he/she/it had burled
we had burled
you had burled
they had burled

Future
I will burl
you will burl
he/she/it will burl
we will burl
you will burl
they will burl

Future Perfect
I will have burled
you will have burled
he/she/it will have burled
we will have burled
you will have burled
they will have burled

Future Continuous
I will be burling
you will be burling
he/she/it will be burling
we will be burling
you will be burling
they will be burling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been burling
you have been burling
he/she/it has been burling
we have been burling
you have been burling
they have been burling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been burling
you will have been burling
he/she/it will have been burling
we will have been burling
you will have been burling
they will have been burling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been burling
you had been burling
he/she/it had been burling
we had been burling
you had been burling
they had been burling

Conditional
I would burl
you would burl
he/she/it would burl
we would burl
you would burl
they would burl

Past Conditional
I would have burled
you would have burled
he/she/it would have burled
we would have burled
you would have burled
they would have burled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	burl - the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneerburl - a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a treewood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	burl - a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a treeplant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organtree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiospermsburl - the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
	3.	burl - soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by designslub, knotraggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
Verb	1.	burl - remove the burls from clothremove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

Translations

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burl

1. a small knot or lump in wool 2. a roundish warty outgrowth from the trunk, roots, or branches of certain trees

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A decorative pattern in wood caused by adjacent knots. See also: Wood

Burl

a distinctive excresence of the trunks, branches, and roots of leafy and, more rarely, coniferous trees. Burls apparently develop as a result of the damage done to trees by fires, fungi, and pasturing cattle. They appear where there is an overabundance of shoots and where dormant buds and adventitious buds grow closely together. In these areas of the tree there is also an intense development of cordate rays with the formation of tracheidal flexures and wood fibers (cross-grained wood). The wood in a burl grows 1½ to 3 times faster than the normal wood of a tree; it is also heavier and harder. The planes exposed after cutting have beautiful patterns. Burls are used by joiners, carvers, and turners as material for the production of small articles. The wood from burls is also used for veneers. Walnut burls, which reach a diameter of 1.5-2 m, are particularly valuable. In the USSR, walnut burls are found mainly in Middle Asia and, occasionally, in the Caucasus. Birch, linden, and alder burls are used in the production of particularly small items.

burl

[bərl] (botany) A hard, woody outgrowth on a tree, usually resulting from the entwined growth of a cluster of adventitious buds. (materials) In lumber or veneer, a localized severe distortion of the grain that is generally rounded in outline.

burl

1. An abnormal growth or protuberance on a tree. Also called knur, knurl. 2. Wood veneer cut from burls.

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noun the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth

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noun a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree

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noun soft lump or unevenness in a yarn

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verb remove the burls from cloth

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