Burl in a sentence as a noun

I first noticed it with the burl in Niven's the _Integral_Trees_, but it also shows up in Cherryh and lots of other authors.

I don't envy you the task of working with fraction-of-an-inch wide irregular-edged burl veneer strips!

Earlier this year, Brown vetoed bills that would have added three new misdemeanors, including vandalism of a redwood burl, to the book, also noting the voluminous number of crime laws already that already exist. We need more politicians like Governor Brown.

Burl in a sentence as a verb

I love cooking, I'll have a burl at whatever i can whip up from produce on our farm or whatever I've seen on food lovers guide to Australia. Japanese is something I'm a huge fan of, but have been itching to go catch some mudcrab from the creek down front and do up a Singapore sweet chilli mudcrab, haven't had one for a month or so.

Not to mention Detroit's bizarre '70s fascination with what to the modern eye are unbelievably tacky materials: > The [Lincoln Continental] Mark IV instrument panel is simulated cashmere walnut woodgrain matina and burl walnut woodgrain applique. > For 1974, the Mark IV has new, sophisticated insulation against outside sound, thick 25-ounce shag cut-pile carpeting enhancing the luxurious interior, further hushing the ride.

Burl definitions

noun

the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer

noun

a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree

noun

soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

See also: slub knot

verb

remove the burls from cloth