<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.</li><li>A dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree; a wartlike structure sometimes 2 feet (0.6 meters) across and 1 foot (0.3 meters) or more in height, sliced to make veneer.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used with object) To remove burls from (cloth) in finishing.</li></ul>