Burl

v. t.	1.	To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth. [imp. & p. p. Burled (bûrld); p. pr. & vb. n. Burling.] Burling iron a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth.
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.

Noun	1.	burl - the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
	2.	burl - a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
	3.	burl - soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design Synonyms: slub, knot
Verb	1.	burl - remove the burls from cloth

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