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burl
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: slub , knot ] v. remove the ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. 2 Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth. 3 A knot or lump in thread or cloth. vb. To remove the knots in cloth.
Usage examples of burl.
It was, thought Burl, a dim day, but this he supposed was due to the earliness of the morning.
When they had finished supper and the Sun was casting its last red rays over the rapidly purpling landscape, Burl got out the expedition radio, set up its antenna, plugged in its compact atomic battery, and tried to get the news from Lima.
The Moon was rising on the horizon as Burl sat playing with the antenna.
At the first sign of light breaking in the morning horizon, Burl and his father started off.
Panting and weary with hours of climbing, Burl and his father made a quick lunch in a sheltered jumble of rock near the top.
Once Burl had gotten used to the odd visual effect, which was like gazing into the twisting heat rays rising from an overheated oven, he saw that there was a small flat region between the mountains.
Now, for the first time, Burl realized what he had not had time to beforethis was an enemy he and his father were facingan enemy of all mankindand utterly unknown.
The wall was of a rocklike substance, but it was not like any rock or plastic Burl had ever seen.
When the smoke cleared, Burl and his father leaped to their feet, rifles in hand.
Dejected, Burl kicked a loose pebble and watched it rattle against a column near the main control board.
Mark Denning watched as Burl turned dials and levers and got responses.
Above them came a whirring noise, and Burl looked up to see the masts withdrawing into the building, their discs presumably left flat and directionless.
One by one, these men were introduced, and as each one was named, Burl wondered more about what was to come.
They drew out the full account of what Burl and his father had seen in that valley, and of what the Sun-theft globes appeared to be like in operation.
They concentrated deeply on the curious experience which had placed in Burl the charge that enabled him to control the machines.