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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024furl /fɜrl/USA pronunciation v. - Nautical, Naval Termsto (cause to) be gathered into a roll and bound securely: [no object]the flag furled against its staff.[~ + object]furled the sails.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024furl (fûrl),USA pronunciation v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff.
v.i. - Nautical, Naval Termsto become furled.
- Nautical furl in a body, to furl (a square sail) with loose canvas gathered at the mast, so as to make a harbor furl.
- Nautical, Naval Terms furl in the bunt, to furl (a square sail) by gathering canvas upward, so as to load the yard equally at all points.
n. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe act of furling.
- Nautical, Naval Termssomething furled, as a roll.
- Latin ligāre)
- Latin firmus) + lier to bind (
- compare Middle French ferler in same sense, perh. representing Old French ferlier to chain, fasten, equivalent. to fer firm (1550–60
- furlough.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: furl /fɜːl/ vb - to roll up (an umbrella, a flag, etc) neatly and securely or (of an umbrella, flag, etc) to be rolled up in this way
n - the act or an instance of furling
- a single rolled-up section
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French ferlier to bind tightly, from ferm tight (from Latin firmus firm1) + lier to tie, bind, from Latin ligāreˈfurlable adj |