purl
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/pɜːl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
- The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
- An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
verb
- To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge“Needlework purled with gold.”
- An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc“Knit one, purl two.”
noun
- A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
verb
- To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.“The huntsman was purled from his horse.”
noun
- A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
- A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.“the purl of a brook”
verb
- To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
- To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
noun
- Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic.
- Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
noun
- A tern.
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