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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Furl \Furl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furld}; p. pr & vb n. {Furling}.] [Contr. fr furdle, fr fardel bundle: cf F. ferler to furl, OF fardeler to pack. See {Furdle}, {Fardel}, and cf {Farl}.] To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line Totten. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: furl v : form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" [syn: {roll up}]
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