A burl is a hard, round bump on a tree. It forms where wood cells grow in a twisted and unusual way. People often use burl wood for making furniture or art.
The table was made from wood with a nice burl.
We found a burl on the old oak tree.
Burl wood is wood taken from a burl. It has a special pattern that looks very beautiful. Woodworkers use it to make art, bowls, or fancy furniture.
The artist used burl for the wooden bowl.
Burl wood is prized for making furniture.
When a tree burls, it makes a round growth or lump. This happens when the tree grows cells in a strange way. It is not common in all trees.
This tree will burl if it is sick.
Green plants never burl like trees do.
To burl can also mean to push or move through people roughly. It is used in informal speech to show strong movement.
He burled through the crowd to get inside.
She burled past the line quickly.
A burl in fabric is a knot or lump that makes the cloth look bad. It is a type of defect that can appear during making or weaving fabric.
The cloth had a burl that made it unusable.
Check fabric for burls before sewing.
In some Australian English, to burl means to steal something. It is informal and not used in polite speech.
He burled some fruit from the market.
Don’t burl things that aren’t yours.
