Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who burls cloth.
- noun In Cumberland, England, the master of the revels at a wedding-feast, whose duty is to see that the guests are well furnished with drink.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who burls or dresses cloth.
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- noun One who
burls or dresses cloth.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Loose threads and knots are carefully cut off by the "burler" and imperfections in the weaving rectified by the "menders."
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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Homeowners get sued when a burler trips on a loose step and breaks his legs.
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Homeowners get sued when a burler trips on a loose step and breaks his legs.
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Homeowners get sued when a burler trips on a loose step and breaks his legs.
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Homeowners get sued when a burler trips on a loose step and breaks his legs.
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Cumberland dialect, a _birler_, or _burler_, is the master of the revels, who presides over the feast at a Cumberland bidden-wedding, and takes especial care that the drink be plentifully provided.
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Its still more burler than I will ever be (so no flex etc) and its
Singletrack Magazine 2009
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