burl
burl · burls · burled · burling
To remove the knots in clothTo remove the knots in cloth.
UK/bɜːl/US/bɝl/
Meaning
1 sensesTo remove the knots in cloth.
remove the burls from cloth
Origin
From Middle English burle (“a knot or flaw in cloth”), from Old French bourle (“flocks orFrom Middle English burle (“a knot or flaw in cloth”), from Old French bourle (“flocks or ends of threads which disfigure cloth”), diminutive of Old French bourre, from Medieval Latin burra (“flock of wool, coarse hair”).
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Forms
burls, burling, burled, burledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle