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Purl

verb
(past & past part. purled; pres. part. purling)
1.
Flow in a circular current, of liquids.  Synonyms: eddy, swirl, whirl, whirlpool.
2.
Make a murmuring sound.  Synonym: sough.
3.
Knit with a purl stitch.
4.
Edge or border with gold or silver embroidery.
5.
Embroider with gold or silver thread.





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"Purl" Quotes from Famous Books



... comfortably upon the cushions of the boat, which had drifted idly about since early twilight, the night's sounds were indescribably peaceful. The lap and purl of water, the rustle of birch, the call of an owl in the forest, the noise of frog and tree toad and innumerable crickets, they were all, paradoxically enough, the wildwood sounds ...
— Diane of the Green Van • Leona Dalrymple
... him what had happened, and he replied that he was going to a house where the people knew him and would let him in. When we arrived there, the people of the house were very civil; the landlady made us some purl, which the quarter-master ordered, and which I thought very good indeed. After we had finished the jug, we both fell asleep in our chairs. I did not awaken until I was roused by the quarter-master, at past seven o'clock, when we took a wherry, and ...
— Peter Simple and The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 • Frederick Marryat


Words linked to "Purl" :   handicraft, yarn, thread, make noise, flow, run, feed, course, knit, embroider, noise, broider, knitting stitch, resound


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