PURL
\pˈɜːl], \pˈɜːl], \p_ˈɜː_l]\
Definitions of PURL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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flow in a circular current, of liquids
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a basic knitting stitch
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make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"
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embroider with gold or silver thread
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edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
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knit with a purl stitch
By Princeton University
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flow in a circular current, of liquids
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a basic knitting stitch
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make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"
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embroider with gold or silver thread
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edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
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knit with a purl stitch
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To decorate with fringe or embroidery.
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An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
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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.
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To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
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A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
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A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.
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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.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To flow with a murmuring sound: to ripple.
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A soft murmuring sound, as of a stream among stones: an eddy or ripple.
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To fringe with a waved edging, as lace: (knitting) to invert stitches.
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Ale warmed and spiced.
By Daniel Lyons
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A soft sound as of flowing water; waved edging; stitch in knitting; spiced malt liquor.
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To flow with a murmuring sound.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Robley Dunglison