burled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of burled
Example Sentences
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The winner is expected to drive their sled dog team down Nome’s Front Street to the iconic burled arch finish line in about 10 days.
From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2023
Two ridges and two days beyond Akre, near the village Barzan, we met a pair of young shepherds in a valley of old burled trees and sparkling waterfalls.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
I remember I bought an antique captain’s desk made of burled walnut.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2018
Heavy wooden doors lead from the deep front veranda into the pink living room, a pair of giant prawns carved in low relief on their burled surface: the house that fish built.
From Slate • Sep. 19, 2016
The toy soldier lay facedown at the burled root of a butternut tree, as if he had pitched himself there in despair.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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