burl

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Noun

1. A tree [[growth]] in which the [[grain]] has grown in a deformed manner; a [[burr knot]].
2. Wood of a [[mottled]] [[veneer]], usually cut from such a growth.
3. A [[knot]] or [[lump]] in [[thread]] or cloth.

Verb

1. To remove the [[knot]]s in cloth.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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