burled
[ burld ]
adjective
having burls that produce a distorted grain: burled lumber.
Origin of burled
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How to use burled in a sentence
I could not rest in my grave, though they burled me fathoms deep, if you ever called another—wife!
Pretty Madcap Dorothy | Laura Jean LibbeyA spurt of smoke entered at one of the holes, and a bullet burled itself in the opposite wall.
The Forest Runners | Joseph A. AltshelerEvery few years, as one might say, the Auld Licht kirk gave way and burled its minister.
Auld Licht Idylls | J. M. BarrieThere is nothing that has a more vulgar look than an overdone imitation of burled walnut.
Graining and Marbling | Frederick MaireNot so with burled walnut or root walnut of either the European or the American varieties.
Graining and Marbling | Frederick Maire
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