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Definitions for Burl

[1] a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
[2] a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree; a wartlike structure sometimes 2 feet (0.6 meters) across and 1 foot (0.3 meters) or more in height, sliced to make veneer.
[3] to remove burls from (cloth) in finishing.
[4] a small knot or lump in wool
[5] a roundish warty outgrowth from the trunk, roots, or branches of certain trees
[6] (tr) to remove the burls from (cloth)
[7] Scot , Australian and NZ an attempt; try (esp in the phrase give it a burl )
[8] Australian and NZ a ride in a car

Words related to Burl

knob, bulge, swelling, protuberance, lump, clot, bump, growth, knot, nodule, bud, tumor

Words nearby Burl

burkinabé, burkini, burkitt, burkitt lymphoma, burkitt's lymphoma, burl, burladero, burlap, burlecue, burled, burleigh

Origin of Burl

1400–50; late Middle English burle ≪ Old French; akin to Medieval Latin burla bunch, sheaf, Late Latin burra wool, fluff

Other words from Burl

burl·er , noun

Word origin for Burl

C20: perhaps from birl 1 in the Scot sense: a twist or turn

Synonyms for Burl

bud, bulge, bump, clot, knob, lump, protuberance, swelling, tumor