† carflev.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare Old Icelandic krafla to paw, to make pawing movements, to scrabble with the hands.

Obsolete rare.

A verb applied to one of the operations in preparing flax for spinning.

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1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollemache MS.) xvii. xcvii It [sc. flax] is knokked and bete, breyed and carfled [1495 carflyd], rodded and gnodded, ribbed and hecchelid.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	carfle
释义	† carflev. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare Old Icelandic krafla to paw, to make pawing movements, to scrabble with the hands. Obsolete rare. A verb applied to one of the operations in preparing flax for spinning. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > treat or process flax, hemp, or jute [verb (transitive)] > other carfle1398 rita1728 cottonize1851 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollemache MS.) xvii. xcvii It [sc. flax] is knokked and bete, breyed and carfled [1495 carflyd], rodded and gnodded, ribbed and hecchelid. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1398
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