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furl Verb to roll up (an umbrella, flag, or sail) neatly and securely [Old French ferm tight + lier to bind]
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Translations v furl [fəːl] to roll up (a flag, sail or umbrella). opvou يَطوي، يَلُف свивам svinout, složit rulle sammen; lægge sammen aufrollen μαζεύω, διπλώνω aferrar (náutica), recoger kokku rullima, kokku panema جمع کردن؛ بستن kääriä kokoon ferler (une voile), rouler (un parapluie) לְקַפֵּל लपेटना smotati (jedra, zastavu) összesodor melipat brjóta saman, rúlla upp ammainare (una bandiera); chiudere (un ombrello) 巻く 말리다; 말다 suvynioti, suskleisti (par karogu, buru, lietussargu) satīt; saritināt; salocīt menggulung oprollen rulle opp, legge sammen, beslå zwinąć enrolar a strânge; a înfăşura свёртывать zvinúť, zložiť razviti (jadro), razpeti (dežnik) sklopiti rulla ihop, fälla ihop ม้วน sarmak, dürmek 收攏 згортати لپیٹنا cuộn lại, cụp lai 收拢 |
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| Nichols commenced stolidly to furl his sails again. Young Jukes, the chief mate, attending his commander to the gangway, would sometimes venture to say, with the greatest gentleness, "Allow me, sir" -- and possessing himself of the umbrella deferentially, would elevate the ferule, shake the folds, twirl a neat furl in a jiffy, and hand it back; going through the performance with a face of such portentous gravity, that Mr. With the landless gull, that at sunset folds her wings and is rocked to sleep between billows; so at nightfall, the Nantucketer, out of sight of land, furls his sails, and lays him to his rest, while under his very pillow rush herds of walruses and whales. |
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