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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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