Definition of "purl"
- noun
A particular stitch in knitting.
The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
A heavy or headlong fall, an upset.
Formerly ale spiced with wormwood and sometimes warmed.
- verb
To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge.
An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc.
To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
To flow with murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
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