purl
Meaning of purl
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.
- 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.
- 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
- To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
- To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
- 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.
Information about purl
- The plural form of purl is: purls.
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Hyphenation of purl
purl
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- purl is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
purl synonyms
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