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burl(dictionary)
Ives, Burl(encyclopedia)

burl (iou)



burl noun1 & verb. LME.
[Old French bourle tuft of wool, dim. of Old & mod. French bourre, Spanish, Portuguese borra coarse wool, from late Latin burra wool: cf. BUR noun1.]
A. noun.
A knot in wool or cloth. LME.
A pimple. E-M17.
A knot or excrescence in wood. N. Amer. L19.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Dress (cloth), esp. by removing knots or lumps. Now rare. L15.
burler noun ME.