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Nov 30, 2009
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burl



Pronunciation: (bûrl), [key]
—n.
1. a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
2. a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree; a wartlike structure sometimes 2 ft. (0.6 m) across and 1 ft. (0.3 m) or more in height, sliced to make veneer.

—v.t.
to remove burls from (cloth) in finishing.

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