English to English
purl
(p/[@]/rl
)
noun (n)
- gold or silver wire thread(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a basic knitting stitch(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- 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)source: webster1913
- A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- make a murmuring sound(verb.communication)Example:
The water was purling.
source: wordnet30 - knit with a purl stitch(verb.creation)source: wordnet30
- edge or border with gold or silver embroidery(verb.creation)source: wordnet30
- embroider with gold or silver thread(verb.creation)source: wordnet30
- To decorate with fringe or embroidery.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913