Definition of burl

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Burl (n.) An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences..

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Burler :: Burler (n.) One who burls or dresses cloth.
Burlesque :: Burlesque (n.) A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
Burl :: Burl (v. t.) To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth..
Burliness :: Burliness (n.) Quality of being burly.
Twain :: Twain (a. & n.) Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque..
Burlesque :: Burlesque (n.) Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.
Burling :: Burling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bur.
Valentine :: Valentine (n.) A letter containing professions of love, or a missive of a sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St. Valentine's Day..
Heroicomical :: Heroicomical (a.) Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem..
Pantagruelism :: Pantagruelism (n.) The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule.
Callithump :: Callithump (n.) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari..
Intermede :: Intermede (n.) A short musical dramatic piece, of a light and pleasing, sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude introduced between the acts of a play or an opera..
Satyrical :: Satyrical (a.) Of or pertaining to satyrs; burlesque; as, satyric tragedy..
Hurly-burly :: Hurly-burly (n.) Tumult; bustle; confusion.
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.
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..
Burlesque :: Burlesque (v. t.) To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language..
Parody :: Parody (v. t.) To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
Burlesquing :: Burlesquing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burlesqu.
Burlesque :: Burlesque (n.) An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything..
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