meaning of purl
1. To decorate with fringe or embroidery.
2. 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. An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
4. 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.
5. To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
6. A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
7. A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.
8. Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
9. A tern.
10. a basic knitting stitch
Related Words
purl | purl stitch | purled | purlieu | purlin | purline | purling | purloin | purloined | purloiner | purloining | purloo |
