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
Examples of burl in a Sentence
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Some signs of ring shake can include a lean, large overgrown knots and bulges and burls near the base of the tree.
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Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
Its spectacular grain makes burl wood worthy of a prominent display.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
There are ways to get burls that don’t involve theft and killing healthy trees.
—Nidha Eakambaram, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
Corvallis urban forester Jennifer Killian said there have been at least 39 burls taken from 12 trees since December 2022.
—Nidha Eakambaram, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
While burls can be harvested and sold legally on private land, burl poaching is an ongoing concern in northern California’s parks.
—Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022
In the guest bedrooms, Tara has an antique cherry wood sugar chest, as well as a cherry pencil post bed, a mixed-stain cherry antique dresser, and an antique burl wood front washstand — all of which were inherited from her grandmother.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 Nov. 2022
The burl dining table, a grasscloth console table and the living room coffee table were custom-designed by Scout Design Studio.
—Dallas News, 22 July 2022
It is crafted with African teak woodwork and custom walnut and pear burl.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2022
Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
Its spectacular grain makes burl wood worthy of a prominent display.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
There are ways to get burls that don’t involve theft and killing healthy trees.
—Nidha Eakambaram, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
Corvallis urban forester Jennifer Killian said there have been at least 39 burls taken from 12 trees since December 2022.
—Nidha Eakambaram, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
While burls can be harvested and sold legally on private land, burl poaching is an ongoing concern in northern California’s parks.
—Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022
In the guest bedrooms, Tara has an antique cherry wood sugar chest, as well as a cherry pencil post bed, a mixed-stain cherry antique dresser, and an antique burl wood front washstand — all of which were inherited from her grandmother.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 Nov. 2022
The burl dining table, a grasscloth console table and the living room coffee table were custom-designed by Scout Design Studio.
—Dallas News, 22 July 2022
It is crafted with African teak woodwork and custom walnut and pear burl.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2022
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“Burl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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