[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

patterned \patterned\ adj.
   having describable patterns, especially patterns of colors.
   narrower terms: banded, blotched, blotchy, splotched,
   brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby, burled, checked,
   checkered, dappled, mottled, dotted, flecked, specked,
   speckled, stippled, figured, floral, flowered, laced,
   marbled, marbleized, moire, watered, pinstriped,
   pinstripeprenominal, slashed, streaked, spotted,
   sprigged, streaked, streaky, striped, stripy,
   tessellated, veined, venose plain, solid
   wordnet 1.5 +pjc
see also:
banded blotched, blotchy, splotched brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby burled checked, checkered dappled, mottled 
dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled figured floral, flowered laced marbled, marbleized 
moire, watered pinstriped, pinstripeprenominal slashed, streaked spotted sprigged 
streaked, streaky striped, stripy tessellated veined, venose plain, solid 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

burl \burl\ b^url, v. t. imp.  p. p. burled b^urld;
   p. pr.  vb. n. burling. oe. burle stuffing, or a knot in
   cloth; cf. f. bourlet, bourrelet, of. bourel, a wreath or a
   roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc.,
   dim. of bourre. root92. see bur.
   to dress or finish up cloth; to pick knots, burs, loose
   threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
   1913 webster

   burling iron, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used
      in burling woolen cloth.
      1913 webster
see also:
burled burling bur burling iron 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

burled \burled\ b^urld, adj.
   having an irregular pattern from the grain of a tree burl2,
   or one resembling such a pattern, in contrast to the regular
   wood grain consisting of parallel or concentric lines; -- of
   wood.
   wordnet 1.5 +pjc

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

burled
     adj : of wood have a pattern from the grain of a tree burl

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