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burls

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noun

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The correct spelling is burls. A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.

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Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To remove the knots in cloth.

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