noun
- knots or lumps in wood or cloth
- rounded growths on tree trunks
verb
- removes knots or imperfections from cloth
Usage: textile manufacturing
Examples
- The carpenter avoided the burls when cutting the wood.
- Burls on the oak tree created interesting patterns in the grain.
- The textile worker burls the fabric to remove any defects.
- Burls in the yarn made the cloth appear uneven.
- She carefully burls each piece before dyeing.
- The burls gave the wooden bowl a unique appearance.