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Burl

/bɜːl/

A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.

📖 Definitions of "Burl"

noun
  1. 1

    A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.

  2. 2

    Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth.

  3. 3

    A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

verb
  1. 1

    To remove the knots in cloth.

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