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Burl v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burled p. pr. & vb. n. Burling.] 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.
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.
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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