burl
pronunciation
How to pronounce burl in British English:
UK [bɜ:l]
How to pronounce burl in American English:
US [bɜl]
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- Noun:
- the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
- a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
- soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
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- Verb:
- remove the burls from cloth
Word Origin
- burl (n.)
- "small knot in wool or cloth," mid-15c., from Old French bourle "tuft of wool," which perhaps is related to the root of bur, or from Vulgar Latin *burrula "small flock of wool," from Late Latin burra "wool."
Example
- 1. A snowman in one of the movies even looks like burl lves .
- 2. Burl lves provided the voice of some of the animals and people .
- 3. Square burl series exhibition equipment .
- 4. That is because burl lves was one of the nicest men they had ever met .
- 5. The song earned burl lves a grammy award that year for best country and western recording .