Burl

v. t. [O. Eng. burle, knot, bump, to take away the knots or impure parts from wool or cloth. Cf. Fr. bourlet, bourrelet, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, hair, &c., pad, diminutive of bourre; Sp. borla, tassel, bunch of silk, gold, or silver. See BUR, n.]

1Sense 1. (Manuf.) To dress, as cloth, by fulling. Bailey.

2Sense 2. To pick knots, loose threads, &c., from, as in finishing cloth.