Main Entry:

burl

Pronunciation:

\ˈbər(-ə)l\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

15th century

1: a knot or lump in thread or cloth2 a: a hard woody often flattened hemispherical outgrowth on a tree b: veneer made from burls