burl
A burl on a Silver Birch.
Meanings
Noun
- A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.
- Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth.
- A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
Verb
- To remove the knots in cloth.
Origin
- From Middle English burle, from Old French bouril, bourril, from Old French bourre, from Medieval Latin burra.
Modern English dictionary
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