gnarled
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First attested Shakespeare 1603:[1]
- Thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt Splits the vn-wedgable [unwedgable] and gnarled Oke [oak].
- Measure for Measure, Act II, scene ii, line 116
Variant of knurled,[2][3] from knurl. Surface analysis is gnarl + -ed, though gnarl is a later back-formation. Popular use by 19th century.[2]
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gnarled (comparative more gnarled, superlative most gnarled)
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made rough by age or hard work
