gnarl

• Nom désignant une excroissance noueuse, tordue ou rugueuse sur le tronc ou une branche d'un arbre, résultant souvent de la croissance ou d'une blessure.

A noun referring to a knotty, twisted, or rough protuberance on a tree trunk or branch, often resulting from growth or injury.

1. Knot in woodC1formal

   A rough, knotty protuberance on a tree or piece of wood.

   Nœud dans le bois

   • The carpenter carefully carved around the gnarl in the oak plank.
   • Old trees often develop gnarls on their trunks.
   • The gnarl in the wood gave the table a unique, rustic character.

   Synonymesburlknotnode

• Verbe désuet ou archaïque signifiant grogner, murmurer ou se tordre en une forme noueuse ou déformée.

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to snarl, growl, or twist into a knotty or distorted shape.

1. To twist or knotC2formal

   To cause something to become twisted, knotted, or contorted, often referring to wood or tree branches.

   tordre et nouer

   • The old oak tree was gnarled by centuries of wind.
   • The carpenter gnarled the wood to create a rustic effect.
   • Time had gnarled the branches into strange shapes.

   Synonymesbendcontortcurlentanglekinkknottwistwarp