burled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of burled
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Reitan also extinguished the widow’s lamp on the burled arch that towers over the finish line, a tradition that means there are no other mushers on the trail.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2022
Crowds cheered and clapped as Kaiser came off the Bering Sea ice and mushed down Nome’s main street with a police escort to the famed burled arch finish line.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 13, 2019
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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