Burl — Defs

01 v. t. To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.

imp. & p. p. Burled; p. pr. & vb. n. Burling

1.
To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.

Phrases & compounds

Burling iron — a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth.

02 n. A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

1.
A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
2.
An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences.