purl in English dictionary

  • purl

    Meanings and definitions of "purl"

    • A particular stitch in knitting.
    • the edge of lace trimmed with loops
    • To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
    • (knitting) an inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
    • a heavy or headlong fall, an upset
    • (archaic) to upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong
    • (intransitive) to flow with murmuring sound in swirls and eddies
    • (archaic) formerly ale spiced with wormwood and sometimes warmed.
    • noun
      (Britain, dialect)
      A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
    • noun
      (Britain, dialect)
      A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
    • noun
      a heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
    • noun
      A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
    • noun
      The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
    • noun
      An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
    • noun
      (Britain, dialect)
      A tern.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
    • verb
      To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
    • verb
      (knitting)
      an inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
    • verb
      To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
    • verb
      (archaic)
      To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
    • a particular stitch in knitting
    • noun
      a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stich from the righthand side
    • noun
      gold or silver wire thread
    • verb
      edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
    • verb
      embroider with gold or silver thread
    • verb
      flow in a circular current, of liquids
    • verb
      knit with a purl stitch
    • verb
      make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"

    Synonyms of "purl" in English dictionary

    resound, swirl, flow are the top synonyms of "purl" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "purl" in English dictionary

    knit is the antonym of "purl" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of purl

    • purl ( plural  purls)
    • purl ( third-person singular simple present purls, present participle purling, simple past and past participle purled)
    • to purl
    • purl (plural purls)
    • purl (uncountable)
    • purl (third-person singular simple present purls, present participle purling, simple past and past participle purled)
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