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Meaning of purls
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 Example: Needlework purled with gold.
- An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc Example: Knit one, purl two.
noun
- A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
verb
- To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong. Example: 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. Example: 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.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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