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Burd vs Burl - What's the difference?

burd | burl |

As nouns the difference between burd and burl

is that burd is poetic maiden, young woman while burl is a tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.

As a verb burl is

to remove the knots in cloth.

burd

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • poetic Maiden, young woman

    • Anagrams

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    burl

    English

    Alternative forms

    * burr (UK)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.
  • Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth.
  • A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove the knots in cloth.

    • Anagrams

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