burled

bɜrld

Definition of burled - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

lumber figure

Rare

showing swirled lines from a big, twisted tree growth

Rare

The table top was burled and caught the light beautifully.
She chose a burled veneer for the cabinet doors.
The artist carved the sculpture from a single burled maple block.

former

preceding

prior

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Origin of burled

Middle English, burle (knot in cloth)

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French:à loupe, ...
German:maseriert, ...
Italian:marezzato, ...
Spanish:aburilado, ...
Portuguese:nodosado, ...
Chinese:瘤纹的, ...
Japanese:瘤杢の, ...
Arabic:ذُو عُقَدٍ وَخُطُوطٍ مُتَلَفِّفَةٍ فِي الخَشَبِ, ...
Hebrew:מְסֻקָּס, ...
Russian:каповой, ...
Ukrainian:капований, ...
Hindi:गांठदार, ...
Bengali:ঘূর্ণি-দাগযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:nuós, ...
Czech:kořenicový, ...
Danish:knudret, ...
Dutch:gevlamd, ...
Greek:ριζωτός, ...
Hungarian:gyökérmintás, ...
Khmer:មានលំនាំខ្សែឈើវិលវល់ដែលកើតពីដុំពកធំលើដើមឈើ, ...
Korean:옹이무늬가 있는, ...
Persian:گره‌دار, ...
Polish:czeczotowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):com veios em espiral formados por grandes nós na madeira, ...
Romanian:cu desen învolburat, ...
Swedish:knotig, ...
Thai:มีลายปมไม้, ...
Turkish:burl desenli, ...
Vietnamese:có vân xoáy, ...

burl

bɜːrl

Definition of burl - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

TECH.

deformed growth on a tree

TECH.

The artist carved a sculpture from a burl.

gnarl

growth

knot

craft

TECH.

decorative wood cut from a tree growth knot

TECH.

The table was made of burl.

gnarl

knot

Verb

tr.

textiles

Dated

remove knots from cloth to make it smooth

Dated

Workers burl the fabric before dyeing it.

deburr

smooth

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decorative wood cut from a tree growth knot

Origin of burl

Middle English, burle (knot in cloth)

Examples of burl in a sentence

Burls are often sought after by woodworkers.
The artist carved a sculpture from burl.
Burl is prized for its unique patterns.
They burl the wool to ensure a fine texture.
The team will burl the material post-weaving.

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French:loupe, dénouer, ...
German:Holzmaserung, entfernen, ...
Italian:nodo, lisciare, ...
Spanish:nudo, desnudar, ...
Portuguese:nó de madeira, limpar, ...
Chinese:瘤节, 去除结, ...
Japanese:こぶ, 滑らかにする, ...
Arabic:دَغْلَة, نَقَّى, ...
Hebrew:גִּידּוּל, לְהַסִיר קְשָׁרִים, ...
Russian:кап, удалять узлы, ...
Ukrainian:наріст, видаляти вузли, ...
Hindi:बर्ल, चिकना करना, ...
Bengali:বার্ল, মসৃণ করা, ...
Catalan:banya, desnuar, ...
Czech:nádor, čistit látku, ...
Danish:knude, fjerne knuder, ...
Dutch:knobbel, ontknopen, ...
Greek:κόμβος, αφαιρώ κόμπους, ...
Hungarian:fagöcs, csomótlanítani, ...
Khmer:ដុំដុះខុសប្រក្រតីលើដើមឈើ, បេះដុំគ្រាប់ ឬស្នាមរឹងចេញពីក្រណាត់ ដើម្បីឱ្យក្រណាត់រលោង, ...
Korean:나무혹, 매듭을 제거하다, ...
Persian:گره چوبی, گره‌زدایی می‌کنند, ...
Polish:narośl, usuwać węzły, ...
Portuguese (BR):nó de madeira, alisar, ...
Romanian:nod, a curăța, ...
Swedish:burl, borta knutar, ...
Thai:ปุ่มปมไม้, เอาปมออกจาก, ...
Turkish:ağaç uru, düğümlerini çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:bướu cây, loại bỏ nút thắt, ...

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Definition of burled - Reverso English Dictionary

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Definition of burl - Reverso English Dictionary

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