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  a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth. a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree; a wartlike structure sometimes 2 feet (0.6 meters) across and 1 foot (0.3 meters) or more in height, sliced to make veneer. to remove burls from (cloth) in finishing. Contemporary Examples March Madness: Which Celebrity Alumni […]

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• Burled

  having burls that produce a distorted grain: burled lumber. a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth. a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree; a wartlike structure sometimes 2 feet (0.6 meters) across and 1 foot (0.3 meters) or more in height, sliced to make veneer. to remove burls from (cloth) […]

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