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Definition of Purl
1. Verb. Flow in a circular current, of liquids.
Generic synonyms: Course, Feed, Flow, Run
Derivative terms: Eddy, Swirl, Whirl, Whirlpool
2. Noun. Gold or silver wire thread.
3. Verb. Make a murmuring sound. "The water was purling"
4. Noun. A basic knitting stitch.
5. Verb. Knit with a purl stitch. "They purl the cape "
6. Verb. Edge or border with gold or silver embroidery.
7. Verb. Embroider with gold or silver thread.
Definition of Purl
1. v. t. To decorate with fringe or embroidery.
2. n. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
3. v. i. To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions.
4. n. A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
Definition of Purl
1. Noun. A particular stitch in knitting. ¹
2. Noun. the edge of lace trimmed with loops ¹
3. Verb. To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge ¹
4. Verb. (knitting) an inverted stitch producing ribbing etc ¹
5. Noun. a heavy or headlong fall, an upset ¹
6. Verb. (archaic) to upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) to flow with murmuring sound in swirls and eddies ¹
8. Noun. (archaic) formerly ale spiced with wormwood and sometimes warmed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purl
1. to knit with a particular stitch [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purl
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