burl

burl

noun \ˈbər(-ə)l\

Definition of BURL

1

: a knot or lump in thread or cloth

2

a : a hard woody often flattened hemispherical outgrowth on a tree b : veneer made from burls

Origin of BURL

Middle English burle, from Anglo-French *bourle tuft of wool, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra shaggy cloth

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with BURL

birl, curl, dirl, furl, hurl, merle, pearl, purl, skirl, squirrel, swirl, thirl, tirl, twirl, whirl