gnarl
noun [ C ] uk/nɑːl/ us/nɑːrl/
木节，木瘤
a rough or twisted lump on a tree or piece of wood
The boy stared at the notches and gnarls in the trunk of the oak. 男孩瞪眼看着橡树干上的凹痕和木节。
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- He brings out the character of each wooden piece by making features of the gnarls and knots.
- The great age of the trees was almost tangible, the gnarls and knots of these stunted, moss-encrusted forms suggesting any number of gothic fantasies.
- Although the "wood" has realistic knots, gnarls and woodworm holes, it's made of hardened polyurethane.
- Because it's been moulded from a piece of oak, it's got all the knots and gnarls of real wood.