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Rarepurls
The correct spelling is purls.
How to pronounce purls
noun
IPA: /pɜːlz/
Say it like: Pur-ls
The correct spelling is purls. A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance. For example: "Needlework purled with gold."
Usage Examples
“Needlework purled with gold.”
“Knit one, purl two.”
“The huntsman was purled from his horse.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
- 2.The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
- 3.An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
- 4.A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
- 5.A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
verb
- 1.To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
- 2.An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
- 3.To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
- 4.To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
- 5.To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
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