3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burl \Burl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled}; 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.
{Burling iron}, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used
in burling woolen cloth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burl \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
burl
n 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 design [syn: {slub}, {knot}]
v : remove the burls from cloth
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