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Definition: BURLING


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. Present participle conjugation of the verb burl.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (burl)	1. Remove the burls from cloth.[Wordnet]. 2. To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: burling, burled, burls, burler, burlers, burlingly and burledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"Burling" is a common misspelling or typo for: hurling, burbling, burgling, burping, burking.

Date "Burling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1800. (references)

Common Expressions: BURLING

Expressions	Definition
Burling Hull	Burling Hull (1889-1982) (alias "Volta the Great") was an inventive magician, self-styled "the Edison of magic," specializing in mentalist and psychic effects. He claimed to be the inventor of the Svengali deck of cards. He was also a shrewd businessman and marketer, and gave talks to magic conventions on business success. (references)
Burling iron	A peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Specialty Expressions: BURLING

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Burling frame	Industry	Controlling place in the textile industry with special tools to check the quality of fabrics. Defects to be corrected are pointed out. Source: European Union. (references)
Burling iron	Occupations	A handtool similar to an ice pick with a slit in the pick end used to push yarn through fabric. (references)
SUPERVISOR, BURLING AND JOINING	Occupations	Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in inspecting base cloth for weaving defects, and in manually weaving ends of length of papermaker's felt together to facilitate further processing: Trains workers in burling cloth, hand weaving cloth, and operating sewing machine to join ends together. Reviews production schedules to determine felt type to be joined or base cloth to be inspected. Confers with other supervisors to resolve work problems that slow production. Pulls cloth length over roller and examines cloth for defects, such as mispicks and filling breaks. Pulls defective yarn from cloth and reweaves defective area, using needle, yarn, and scissors. Performs other duties as described under SUPERVISOR (any industry) Master Title. (references)
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Extended Definition: BURLING

Burling

Burling is a surname with English origins, more specifically it derives from Essex and Cambridgeshire a habitational name from a place in Kent named Birling. It was an Old English personal name of Burla with the suffix 'ingas' denoting ‘family or followers' ^[1]. It may refer to:

Carroll Burling (b.1934), American politician from Nebraska
Daniel Burling (b. 1947), American politician from New York
Robbins Burling (b.1926), American professor
Burling Family Papers,1666-2001New-York Historical Society

This page or section lists people with the surname Burling. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to their surname.

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Burling-family-history.ashx

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Burling". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: BURLING
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Covington & Burling	24	Bobby Burling	9
Bobby Burling	9	Burling	4
Burling Hull	6	Burling Hull	6
George C. Burling	6	Burling Row House District	3
Peter Burling	5	Carroll Burling	3
Robbins Burling	4	Covington & Burling	24
Daniel Burling	4	Daniel Burling	4
Burling	4	George C. Burling	6
Carroll Burling	3	Peter Burling	5
Burling Row House District	3	Robbins Burling	4
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: BURLING

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified	修补 (mend, botch, burling, patch, patch up), 修呢 (burling). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, burling. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	修呢 (burling), 修補 (mend, patch, retrieval, botch, burling). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, burling. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	nopage (burling), boulloche (burling), épincetage (burling). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, burling. (volunteer & more translations)
French	nopage (burling), boulloche (burling), épincetage (burling). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, burling. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “burling” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin	urlingbay (burling). Additional references: Pig Latin, burling. (volunteer)
Terran B	nounleth (burling). Additional references: Terran B, burling. (volunteer)
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