English dictionary

burl

/b/[@]/rl/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

noun.attribute

Synonyms knot slub

Source: WordNet 3.0
A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

noun

Source: webster1913

remove the burls from cloth

verb.change

Source: WordNet 3.0
To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.

verb

Source: webster1913