| burl | (noun) soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design | Synonyms: knot, slub |
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| (noun) a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree | - |
| (noun) the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer | - |
| (verb) remove the burls from cloth | - |
| burlap | (noun) coarse jute fabric | Synonyms: gunny |
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| burled | (adjective) (of wood) have a pattern from the grain of a tree burl | - |
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| burlesque | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a burlesque | - |
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| (noun) a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) | - |
| (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
| (verb) make a parody of | Synonyms: parody, spoof |
| burly | (adjective) muscular and heavily built | Synonyms: beefy, buirdly, husky, strapping |
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