burl
Example Sentences
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A gorgeous burl wood half moon bar, commissioned for but never delivered to the Titanic, conceals the entrance to a room containing Ellison’s archives, organized on accordion library shelves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Urban wood has a lot of character: streaks of color known as ambrosia; burl, which is essentially tree scar tissue; and birdseye, a distinctive pattern that looks like tiny, swirling eyes.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2022
He raised his arms slightly and squinted at them, a carpenter troubled by a burl in the wood.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2017
It's in the hills of his neighborhood that Dow finds much of the rough-hewn, bark-covered wood known as burl that he carves into intricately detailed sculptures.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2012
I say, fingering a burl in the wood.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
