Definitions from Wiktionary (purl)

▸ noun:  A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
▸ noun:  The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
▸ noun:  An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
▸ verb:  To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
▸ verb:  (knitting) To use or create a purl stitch or stitches.
▸ noun:  a heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
▸ verb:  (archaic) To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
▸ verb:  To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
▸ noun:  A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
▸ noun:  A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
▸ noun:  (archaic) Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic.
▸ noun:  (archaic) Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
▸ noun:  (UK, dialect) A tern.






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