burl

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burl^¹

/bɝl/ US
/bɜːl/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)l

Where it comes from

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

noun burls · burr

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

verb burls · burling · burled · burr

To remove the knots in cloth.

Burl^²

proper noun Burls

A surname.

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noun tree growth

Français	loupe
Русский	кап kap

noun mottled wood

Español	lobanillo, lupia
Français	loupe
Русский	кап kap

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@misc{burl_2026,
  title = {burl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}