burl

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner; a burr knot.
2. (countable, uncountable) Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth.
3. (countable, uncountable) A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

Verb

To remove the knots in cloth.

Synonyms

knot

🪢

gnarl

slub

burr

fist

✊

irritate

kiss

😗

knar

knur

leaf node

loupe

magnifying glass

node

nub

pick

⛏️

pimple

pluck

pustule

rutabaga

tease

tweeze

bend

loop knot

bur

crux

excrescence

Translations

loupe

κόμπος

nudo

🪢

yumru

ağaç

🌳

branche

ρόζος δέντρου

Knoten

🪢

broussin

souche

noueuse

nodo

🪢

slappolare

tronco nodoso

ρόζος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɝl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: burle

In summary

From Middle English burle (“a knot or flaw in cloth”), from Old French bouril, bourril (“flocks or ends of threads which disfigure cloth”), from Old French bourre, from Medieval Latin burra (“flock of wool, coarse hair”).