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1 definition 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.
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