knurl or nurl /nûrl/

1. A small excrescence or protuberance
2. A ridge or bead, esp in series, eg in the milling of a screw-head
3. A dwarfish person (Burns)

To make knurls on, to mill

knurled adjective (spelt gnarled in Shakespeare, Measure for Measure II.2)

Covered with knurls

knurlˈing noun

Mouldings or other woodwork elaborated into a series of knobs

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