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  • noun A fabric knitted or woven of uneven yarn with a surface of loops and curls.
  • noun Yarn with multiple plies, one of which is looser than the others, producing loops and curls.

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  • noun a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect

Etymologies

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From French boucler ("to buckle").

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