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Definition of burling in English English dictionary

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A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner
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Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth
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A swirl or twist in the grain of wood, usually occurring near a knot, but which itself does not contain a knot (See image of burl at left )
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a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
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{f} remove knots or defects from fabric
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A burl is a swirl or twist in the grain of the wood which usually occurs near a knot but does not contain a knot Those containing sound centers are admitted in the cuttings except when otherwise specified
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Strongly marked wood cut from a large, round disfiguring outgrowth of a tree or limb
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a mass of woody tissue from which roots and stems originate, and which is often covered with dormant buds (James 1984)
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a knot or variation in wood displaying a unique pattern when thinly sliced
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[n] the strongly grained wood that comes from an outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree: the swirled grain is often used in veneer
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a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer remove the burls from cloth
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To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc
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The burl is the dense mass of wood at the center of the root system of the Heath tree (erica arborea) It is from the burl that pipes are carved
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remove the burls from cloth
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a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree with unusual swirled wood grain
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soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
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A swirl or twist in the grain of wood, usually occurring near a knot but which does not itself contain a knot
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A knot or lump in thread or cloth
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To remove the knots in cloth
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Wood cut from a large, rounded growth on a tree Burl has strong, distinctive grain and is used as a special veneer
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Wood cut from a domelike knot on a tree; often beautifully marked and saved for use in special veneers Term also refers to the veneer created from this wood
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Wood from the trunk area of a tree which produces swirls and speckles, because there is so little material available it is extremely expensive so usually this material is used in veneers
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the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
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The source of the highly figured burl veneers used exclusively for ornamental purposes, it is a bulge formed on the trunk or branches of a tree by abnormal wood formation
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Gnarled formation in a briar root, which yields a curly grain
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from, as in finishing cloth
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Swirl or twist in grain of wood, which usually occurs near a knot but does not contain a knot
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tree growth with interesting design and color pattern used for veneering
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An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences
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Definition: A large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree, often used decoratively as a veneer in woodcraft
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{i} small knot
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