purl

purl ¹  (pûrl)

intr.v. purled, purl·ing, purls

To flow or ripple with a murmuring sound.

n.

The sound made by rippling water.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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purl ² also pearl  (pûrl)

v. purled also pearled, purl·ing also pearl·ing, purls also pearls

v.tr.

1. To knit (yarn) with a purl stitch.

2. To edge or finish (a handkerchief, for example) with lace or embroidery.

v.intr.

1. To do knitting with a purl stitch.

2. To edge or finish with lace or embroidery.

n.

1. Abbr. p. Inversion of a knit stitch; purl stitch.

2. A decorative edging of lace or embroidery.

3. Gold or silver wire used in embroidery.

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[Origin unknown.]

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purl¹

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) Also called purl stitch a knitting stitch made by doing a plain stitch backwards

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a decorative border, as of lace

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) gold or silver wire thread

vb

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to knit (a row or garment) in purl stitch

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to edge (something) with a purl Also (for senses 2, 3, 5) pearl

[from dialect pirl to twist into a cord]

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purl²

vb

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (intr) (of a stream, etc.) to flow with a gentle curling or rippling movement and a murmuring sound

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a curling movement of water; eddy

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a murmuring sound, as of a shallow stream

[related to Norwegian purla to bubble]

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Purl a small rill in which waters are in a whirl of agitation.

Examples: purl of her sweet breath, 1850; of lace; of water, 1552; of youthful blood, 1650; purls flowering from the fountain of life, 1650.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	purl - gold or silver wire thread           thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
	2.	purl - a basic knitting stitch               purl stitch knitting stitch - a stitch taken in knitting
Verb	1.	purl - flow in a circular current, of liquids eddy, whirlpool, swirl, whirl course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
	2.	purl - make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" sough make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
	3.	purl - knit with a purl stitch handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands knit - make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"
	4.	purl - edge or border with gold or silver embroidery broider, embroider - decorate with needlework purl - embroider with gold or silver thread
	5.	purl - embroider with gold or silver thread broider, embroider - decorate with needlework purl - edge or border with gold or silver embroidery

Translations

purl [pɜːl]

A. N → punto m del revés

B. VT → hacer punto del revés
"purl two" → "dos del revés"

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purl [ˈpɜː^rl]

n → maille f à l'envers

vt → tricoter à l'envers

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purl

n → linke Masche; is the next row (in) purl? → ist die nächste Reihe links?

vt → links stricken; purl two → zwei links

vi → links stricken

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purl [pɜːl]

1. n → (maglia or punto a) rovescio

2. vt → lavorare a rovescio

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purl

n purl [pəːl]

a kind of knitting stitch. aweregse breiwerk غَرْزَة مَعْكوسَة الحِياكَه сърмени конци oko pletené obrace vrangmaske das Linksstricken ανάποδη θηλιά punto del revés pöördpiste دانه ی رو edestakaisneulos maille à l'envers סְרִיגַת שְׂמֹאל सोने का तार ravan bod fordított szem (kötésben) setik rajutan brugðningur punto rovescio 裏編み 안뜨기 išvirkščia akis kreiliskais valdziņš jahit purl averechtse steek vrangmaske (rodzaj ściegu) ponto reverso fir двухлицевое вязание obrátené očko leva petlja bod avig [] ลายการถักนิตติ้ง ters örgü (編織法中的)反針，倒針 галун, вишивка زري کا کام mũi đan móc （编织法中的）反针，倒针