Burl

Elm burl jar
MFA# 1993.655

Description

Maple burl vessel
MFA# 1993.655

1) (textile) A small knot or lump in wool, yarn or fabric.

2) (wood) A large, round growth on the trunk of a tree. Burls have irregular figuring that is valued for veneer and decorative wood objects.

Synonyms and Related Terms

radica (It.)

Resources and Citations

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998