Burl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹmɪlˌɔɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːl/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹmɪlˌɔɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knot slub

Parts of Speech

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
verb	remove the burls from cloth

Word Forms

burl	verb	remove the burls from cloth
burl	noun	soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wurzelholz

das Holz, das aus einer Baumwurzel oder einem Auswuchs geschnitten wurde; oft dekorativ in Furnier verwendet

🇫🇷French

loupe

le bois coupé dans une loupe ou une excroissance d'arbre ; souvent utilisé de manière décorative dans le placage

🇪🇸Spanish

mota

la madera cortada de la raíz o crecimiento de un árbol; a menudo se utiliza decorativamente en chapa

🇮🇹Italian

radica

il legno tagliato dalla radica o dalla crescita di un albero; spesso utilizzato in modo decorativo nell'impiallacciatura

🇳🇱Dutch

wortel

het hout dat uit een boomwortel of uitgroei is gesneden; vaak decoratief gebruikt in fineer

🇷🇺Russian

кап

древесина, вырезанная из капа или нароста дерева; часто используется декоративно в шпоне

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बर्ल

किसी पेड़ के ढेर या उगने से काटी गई लकड़ी; अक्सर लिबास में सजावटी रूप से उपयोग किया जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

பர்ல்

ஒரு மரத்தில் இருந்து வெட்டப்பட்ட மரம் அல்லது வளர்ச்சி; பெரும்பாலும் வெனிரில் அலங்காரமாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బర్ల్

చెట్టు బర్ల్ లేదా పెరుగుదల నుండి కత్తిరించిన కలప; తరచుగా వెనిర్‌లో అలంకారంగా ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

बर्ल

झाडाची बुरशी किंवा वाढीपासून कापलेले लाकूड; अनेकदा वरवरचा भपका मध्ये सजावटीच्या वापरले

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરલ

ઝાડની ગડબડી અથવા વૃદ્ધિમાંથી કાપવામાં આવેલ લાકડું; ઘણીવાર સુંદર લાકડાનું પાતળું પડ માં સુશોભિત ઉપયોગ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬರ್ಲ್

ಮರದ ಬರ್ಲ್ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಿಂದ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ ಮರ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತೆಳುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബർൾ

ഒരു മരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മുറിച്ച മരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വളർച്ച; പലപ്പോഴും വെനീറിൽ അലങ്കാരമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਲ

ਇੱਕ ਰੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਬਰਲ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਧੇ ਤੋਂ ਕੱਟੀ ਗਈ ਲੱਕੜ; ਅਕਸਰ ਵਿਨੀਅਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਜਾਵਟੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

درخت کے گڑھے یا بڑھنے سے کٹی ہوئی لکڑی۔ اکثر veneer میں آرائشی طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

节

从树节或生长物上砍下的木材；常用于饰面装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

バール

木の節または成長物から切り取られた木材。ベニヤで装飾的に使用されることが多い

🇰🇷Korean

벌

나무 마디 또는 파생물에서 잘라낸 나무; 베니어판에 장식적으로 자주 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vải vóc

gỗ được cắt từ thân cây hoặc thân cây; thường được sử dụng trang trí trong veneer

🇹🇭Thai

เบอร์ล

ไม้ที่ถูกตัดจากท่อนไม้หรือผลพลอยได้ มักใช้ตกแต่งในแผ่นไม้อัด

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العقدة

الخشب المقطوع من عقدة الشجرة أو ثمرةها؛ كثيرا ما تستخدم بشكل زخرفي في القشرة

🇮🇷Persian

دزدیدن

چوب بریده شده از خراش یا رویش درخت. اغلب برای تزئین در روکش استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

patlamak

bir ağaç çıkıntısından veya büyümesinden kesilmiş odun; kaplamada sıklıkla dekoratif olarak kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

ברל

העץ שנחתך מעץ או צמח; משמש לעתים קרובות דקורטיבי בפורניר

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The primary meaning of 'burl' is 'the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer'.

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Using 'burl' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'burl' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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