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purl

noun

1 purl

Gold or silver wire thread.

Roget 298: eating etc. v.; deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination; gluttony etc. 957.    [eating specific foods] ... show more

Polish: bajorek

2 purl

A basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stich from the righthand side.

synonym: purl stitch.

verb

1 purl

Flow in a circular current, of liquids.

synonyms: eddy, swirl, whirl, whirlpool.

Roget 405: whisper, breathe, murmur, purl, hum, gurgle, ripple, babble, flow; tinkle; mutter etc. (speak imperfectly) 583; ... show more

Roget 416: play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle; strike the lyre, beat the drum; blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn; doodle; grind the organ; touch the guitar ... show more

Roget 348: flow, run; meander; gush, pour, spout, roll, jet, well, issue; drop, drip, dribble, plash, ... show more

Dutch: kolken

2 purl

Make a murmuring sound:
— The water was purling.

synonym: sough.

Dutch: gesuis

3 purl

Knit with a purl stitch.

4 purl

Edge or border with gold or silver embroidery.

5 purl

Embroider with gold or silver thread.


Moby thesaurus: adjoin, babble, befringe, bind, border, bound, bubble, burble, eddy, edge, enframe, frame, fringe, guggle, gurge, gurgle, gyrate, gyre, hem, lap ... show more.

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