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/berrld/, adj.having burls that produce a distorted grain: burled lumber.[1920-25; BURL + -ED3]
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burled — urled (b[^u]rld), adj. having an irregular pattern from the grain of a tree burl[2], or one resembling such a pattern, in contrast to the regular wood grain consisting of parallel or concentric lines; of wood. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burled — Burl Burl (b[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled} (b[^u]rld); 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.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burled — adjective Date: 1924 having a distorted grain due to burls … New Collegiate Dictionary
burled — n. small knot v. remove knots or defects from fabric … English contemporary dictionary
burled — adjective (of wood) have a pattern from the grain of a tree burl • Similar to: ↑patterned … Useful english dictionary
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burl — I. /bɜl / (say berl) noun 1. a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth. 2. Also, tree burl. a dome shaped, wart like growth on the trunk of a tree, around 60 cm across and protruding by 30 cm or more, which can be sliced to make burlwood… …
