The Collaborative International Dictionary
Burl \Burl\ (b[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burled (b[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. Burling.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of bourre. [root]92. See Bur.] To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
Burling iron, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of burl English)
Wikipedia
Burling is a surname with English origins, more specifically it derives from Essex and Cambridgeshire a habitational name from a place in Kent named Birling. It was an Old English personal name of Burla with the suffix 'ingas' denoting ‘family or followers'. It may refer to:
- Bobby Burling (born 1984), American soccer player
- Carroll Burling (born 1934), American politician from Nebraska
- Daniel Burling (born 1947), American politician from New York
- Edward J. Burling (1819–1892), American architect from New York
- Edward B. Burling (1871–1966), American lawyer
- George C. Burling (1834–1885), U.S. Union Army officer during the American Civil War
- George T. Burling (1849–1928), American banker and politician from New York
- Paul Burling (born 1970), British impressionist
- Peter Burling (politician) (born 1945), American politician from Washington DC
- Peter Burling (sailor) (born 1991), New Zealand Olympic sailor
- Robbins Burling (born 1926), American professor of anthropology and linguistics
Usage examples of "burling".
It had been a fire in the Burlington yards just outside the city, in 1968.
It looks to me like these were tailored for somebody else - like Burling.
Roger thinks he has been crafty, pretending that he is looking for a canoe for a friend, but the men at Burling Slip, at the end of John Street, are not stupid, and they know that the Gages are making a run for it.