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purl


  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Purl  \Purl\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Purled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Purling}.]  [Cf.  Sw  porla,  and  E.  pur  to  murmur  as  a  cat.] 
  1.  To  run  swiftly  round,  as  a  small  stream  flowing  among 
  stones  or  other  obstructions;  to  eddy;  also  to  make  a 
  murmuring  sound,  as  water  does  in  running  over  or  through 
  obstructions. 
 
  Swift  o'er  the  rolling  pebbles,  down  the  hills, 
  Louder  and  louder  purl  the  falling  rills.  --Pope. 
 
  2.  [Perh.  fr  F.  perler  to  pearl,  to  bead.  See  {Pearl},  v.  & 
  n.]  To  rise  in  circles,  ripples,  or  undulations;  to  curl; 
  to  mantle. 
 
  thin  winding  breath  which  purled  up  to  the  sky. 
  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Purl  \Purl\,  n.  [See  3d  {Purl}.] 
  1.  A  circle  made  by  the  notion  of  a  fluid;  an  eddy;  a  ripple. 
 
  Whose  stream  an  easy  breath  doth  seem  to  blow,  Which 
  on  the  sparkling  gravel  runs  in  purles,  As  though 
  the  waves  had  been  of  silver  curls.  --Drayton. 
 
  2.  A  gentle  murmur,  as  that  produced  by  the  running  of  a 
  liquid  among  obstructions;  as  the  purl  of  a  brook. 
 
  3.  [Perh.  from  F.  perler,  v.  See  {Purl}  to  mantle.]  Malt 
  liquor,  medicated  or  spiced;  formerly,  ale  or  beer  in 
  which  wormwood  or  other  bitter  herbs  had  been  infused,  and 
  which  was  regarded  as  tonic;  at  present,  hot  beer  mixed 
  with  gin,  sugar,  and  spices.  ``Drank  a  glass  of  purl  to 
  recover  appetite.''  --Addison.  ``Drinking  hot  purl,  and 
  smoking  pipes.''  --Dickens. 
 
  4.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  tern.  [Prov.  Eng.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Purl  \Purl\,  v.  t.  [Contr.  fr  purfile,  purfle.  See  {Purfle}.] 
  To  decorate  with  fringe  or  embroidery.  ``Nature's  cradle  more 
  enchased  and  purled.''  --B.  Jonson 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Purl  \Purl\,  n. 
  1.  An  embroidered  and  puckered  border;  a  hem  or  fringe,  often 
  of  gold  or  silver  twist;  also  a  pleat  or  fold,  as  of  a 
  band. 
 
  A  triumphant  chariot  made  of  carnation  velvet, 
  enriched  withpurl  and  pearl.  --Sir  P. 
  Sidney. 
 
  2.  An  inversion  of  stitches  in  knitting,  which  gives  to  the 
  work  a  ribbed  or  waved  appearance. 
 
  {Purl  stitch}.  Same  as  {Purl},  n.,  2. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  purl 
  n  1:  gold  or  silver  wire  thread 
  2:  a  basic  knitting  stitch  [syn:  {purl  stitch}] 
  v  1:  flow  in  a  circular  current,  of  liquids  [syn:  {eddy},  {gurge}, 
  {whirlpool},  {swirl},  {whirl}] 
  2:  make  a  murmuring  sound;  "the  water  was  purling" 
  3:  knit  with  a  purl  stitch 
  4:  edge  or  border  with  gold  or  silver  embroidery 
  5:  embroider  with  gold  or  silver  thread 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  PURL 
  Persistent  Uniform  Resource  Locator  (URL,  WWW) 
 
 




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