How to Use burl in a Sentence

burl

noun

• And there’s plenty of vintage burl pieces to be found on Chairish (see No. 1).
  — Sunset Magazine, 5 Jan. 2022
• At its base is a structure known as a burl, which hides growing buds that have been shielded from the fire.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 15 Apr. 2021
• Opel uses burl wood throughout the house for some French Deco flair.
  — Jennifer Berno Decleene, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2022
• The burl wood side table makes the cozy winter vibes in this Studio Ashby space even stronger.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 23 June 2022
• From the outside, burl wood appears deformed, all grayish scabs of nasty bark.
  — John Semley, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2020
• It is crafted with African teak woodwork and custom walnut and pear burl.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2022
• In the Met’s early example, the brow is shaped like a spackling knife and retains the burl of the wood grain, though its top edge has been splintered over time.
  — Jason Farago, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018
• But its burl finish is in fact the glaze on ultra-durable and dishwasher-safe porcelain.
  — Nina Molina, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
• The stunning spiral case has a handmade newel post of walnut burl inlay.
  — J.a. Berger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2017
• Hodder stopped underneath a tree called the Bison tree, which has a big burl 30 feet up its trunk that looks like a buffalo.
  — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018
• Abby wandered through the redwood groves in jeans and hiking boots, stopping to remark on a burl here or a root system there.
  — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2018
• The striker is a snakewood dowel with an Afeliia burl top.
  — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2020
• The vintage burl wood table and gold convex mirror enhance the room’s character.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 11 Aug. 2021
• In an especially impressive piece, a woman has curving branches for arms, and seems to erupt out of a large burl, like a goddess.
  — New York Times, 4 Feb. 2021
• One redwood has a massive burl growing at eye-level to boardwalkers.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 June 2021
• Connolly-leather seats and black piping offset burl-walnut trim.
  — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 27 May 2020
• The space has bookmatched burl wood paneling and custom-lacquered walnut tables with brass inlay.
  — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 16 June 2022
• On another is her prized collection of boxes from all over the world including unique thuya wood burl boxes from Morocco.
  — Kadee Krieger, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018
• In addition to burl wood and Midcentury decor, the estate features custom record crates and a lava rock waterfall.
  — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 14 June 2019
• More sudden than fossil or feather or driftwood burl on a desk, the sprig's scent conjures a dear place and time, jump-starting memory like satiny wildflowers chanced upon between pages of a book.
  — Michael Engelhard, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 July 2017
• Beds are upholstered with lush velvet or boucle, and accompanied by burl wood side tables and ceramic bedside lamps.
  — Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• The burl dining table, a grasscloth console table and the living room coffee table were custom-designed by Scout Design Studio.
  — Dallas News, 22 July 2022
• Owners’ closets Carved, rare Honduran mahogany frames the walk-in closets with beautiful veneer inlays of satinwood, ebony and carpathian elm burl.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2020
• Stone, like wood burl, can have cavities and fissures allowing design adventures.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 29 Aug. 2020
• While burls can be harvested and sold legally on private land, burl poaching is an ongoing concern in northern California’s parks.
  — Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022
• Standard features included faux side exhausts and forests of burl-wood paneling, while interior trim plated in 24-karat gold and mink carpeting were among the available options.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2022
• The cow-free perches are offset by deep-pile, deep-green carpets, furthering the counterintuitive package that zagged against the typically posh glossy burl veneers and sumptuous hides.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022
• Enzo’s private room, hidden behind a door, has been preserved as a sanctuary, its walls covered in Italian poplar burl, its original fireplace restored, with a long shiny red table in the middle of the room and vertical slats on the windows.
  — Danilo Scarpati, WSJ, 8 June 2021

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024