Definition of burl

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Burl (n.) A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

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Burled :: Burled (imp. & p. p.) of Bur.
Macaronic :: Macaronic (n.) A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots..
Hurl :: Hurl (n.) Tumult; riot; hurly-burly.
Caricature :: Caricature (v. t.) A picture or other figure or description in which the peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody.
Caricature :: Caricature (v. t.) To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous exaggeration; to burlesque.
Burl :: Burl (n.) An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences..
Redoubtable :: Redoubtable (a.) Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque..
Burlesque :: Burlesque (n.) A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
Heroicomical :: Heroicomical (a.) Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem..
Travesty :: Travesty (n.) A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
Burler :: Burler (n.) One who burls or dresses cloth.
Burly :: Burly (a.) Coarse and rough; boisterous.
Burlesque :: Burlesque (v. i.) To employ burlesque.
Burlap :: Burlap (n.) A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc..
Burl :: Burl (v. t.) To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth..
Burl :: Burl (n.) A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
Burling :: Burling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bur.
Burlesqued :: Burlesqued (imp. & p. p.) of Burlesqu.
Burlesque :: Burlesque (a.) Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical..
Retiracy :: Retiracy (n.) Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.
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