Definition of burl

• v. t. - To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
• n. - A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
• n. - An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences.
• v. t. - To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
• n. - A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
• n. - An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences.