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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024purl1 /pɜrl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]Clothing, Textilesa basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit.
v. - Clothingto knit with a purl stitch: [~ + object]purl two rows.[no object]learning to purl.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024purl1 (pûrl),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. - Clothing, Textilesto knit with a reverse stitch.
- Clothing, Textilesto finish with loops or a looped edging.
n. - Clothing, Textilesa basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Cf. knit (def. 11).
- Clothing, Textilesone of a series of small loops along the edge of lace braid.
- Textiles, Clothingthread made of twisted gold or silver wire.
Also, pearl. - variant of obsolete or dialect, dialectal pirl to twist (threads, etc.) into a cord 1520–30
- to flow with curling or rippling motion, as a shallow stream does over stones.
- to flow with a murmuring sound.
- to pass in a manner or with a sound likened to this.
n. - the action or sound of purling.
- a circle or curl made by the motion of water;
ripple;
eddy.
- 1545–55; origin, originally uncertain; akin to Norwegian purla to bubble up, gush
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: purl /pɜːl/ n - Also called: purl stitch a knitting stitch made by doing a plain stitch backwards
- a decorative border, as of lace
- gold or silver wire thread
vb - to knit (a row or garment) in purl stitch
- to edge (something) with a purl
Also (for senses 2, 3, 5): pearl Etymology: 16th Century: from dialect pirl to twist into a cord purl /pɜːl/ vb - (intransitive) (of a stream, etc) to flow with a gentle curling or rippling movement and a murmuring sound
n - a curling movement of water; eddy
- a murmuring sound, as of a shallow stream
Etymology: 16th Century: related to Norwegian purla to bubble |