Burl /(bûrl)/

Burl

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Burled; p. pr. & vb. n. Burling

  1. To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.

Phrases & Compounds
Burling iron
a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth.

Burl

n.
  1. A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
  2. An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences.