PURL

Meaning of PURL in English

purl /pɜːl $ pɜːrl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: pirl 'to twist' (15-19 centuries) ]

a type of stitch that you use when you ↑ knit (=make clothes from wool)

—purl verb [intransitive and transitive]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

PURL — v. lacear; ornar per frange; (of stream) murmurar
English interlingue dictionary
PURL — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century gold or silver thread or wire for embroidering or edging, the intertwisting …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PURL — I. ˈpərl, esp before pause or consonant ˈpər.əl; ˈpə̄l, ˈpəil noun ( -s ) Etymology: pirl 1. : gold or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURL — (n.) A tern.
Английский словарь Webster
PURL — (n.) Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, …
Английский словарь Webster
PURL — (n.) A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a …
Английский словарь Webster
PURL — (n.) A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
Английский словарь Webster
PURL — (v. & n.) To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
Английский словарь Webster
PURL — (v. i.) To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to …
Английский словарь Webster
PURL — (n.) An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
Английский словарь Webster
PURL — (n.) An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or …
Английский словарь Webster
PURL — (v. t.) To decorate with fringe or embroidery.
Английский словарь Webster
PURL — ( n. ) A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — purl 1 /perrl/ , v.t. , v.i. 1. to knit with a reverse stitch. 2. to finish with loops or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — I. ˈpər(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. : gold or silver thread or wire for embroidering or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURL — noun a tern. 2. purl ·vt to decorate with fringe or embroidery. 3. purl ·noun a circle made by the …
Webster English vocab
PURL — [purl] n [ME] (14c) 1: gold or silver thread or wire for embroidering or edging 2: the intertwisting of thread …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PURL — purl BrE AmE pɜːl AmE pɝːl (= pearl) ▷ purled pɜːld AmE pɝːld ▷ purling ˈpɜːl ɪŋ AmE ˈpɝːl ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURL — / pɜːl; NAmE pɜːrl/ noun [ U ] a stitch used in knitting ► purl verb [ v ] •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURL — n. & v. --n. 1 a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the previous stitch …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURL — n. & v. n. 1 a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the previous stitch …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the previous …
Oxford English vocab
PURL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It's a woolly doll for Pete's sake - knit one, purl one - I saw …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PURL — [verb]To purl is to knit a purl stitch.Knit one, purl one. [T]I know how to do plain knitting, but I …
Cambridge English vocab
PURL — I. purl verb Synonyms: swirl , eddy, gurge, swoosh, whirl, whirlpool, whorl II. ||purl verb Synonyms: spin 1, gyrate, gyre, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURL — I 1. сущ. 1) галун; бахрома; вышивка; зубчик кружева Syn : galloon, braid 2) вязание с накидкой 2. гл. 1) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURL — purl.ogg _I 1. pɜ:l n 1. 1> галун; бахрома 2> канитель 3> зубчик ( кружева ) 2. оборотное двухлицевое вязанье …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PURL — purl I 1. сущ.1) галун; бахрома; вышивка; зубчик кружева Syn:galloon, braid 2) вязание с накидкой 2. гл.1) нашивать галун; обшивать …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PURL — _I 1. pɜ:l n 1. 1> галун; бахрома 2> канитель 3> зубчик ( кружева ) 2. оборотное двухлицевое вязанье 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PURL — I 1. сущ. 1) галун; бахрома; вышивка; зубчик кружева Syn : galloon, braid 2) вязание с накидкой 2. гл. 1) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURL — ( v. t. ) To decorate with fringe or embroidery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — ( v. i. ) To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — ( v. & n. ) To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — ( n. ) Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — ( n. ) An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — ( n. ) An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — ( n. ) A tern.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — ( n. ) A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURL — adj. with an inverted stitch (Knitting)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PURL — v. flow in small whirlpools or eddies; make inverted stitches (Knitting); embroider with gold or silver thread
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PURL — n. rippling or gushing sound made by flowing water; small whirlpool, eddy; inverted stitch (Knitting); gold or silver thread used …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PURL — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 1591 1 : EDDY , SWIRL 2 : to make a soft murmuring sound like …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PURL — n. Function: noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian purla to ripple Date: circa 1522 1 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PURL — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1526 1 a : to embroider with gold or silver thread b : to edge …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PURL — n. Pronunciation: ' p ə r(- ə )l Function: noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1 : gold or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PURL — ~ 1 ■ adjective (of a knitting stitch) made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PURL — v. & n. --v.intr. (of a brook etc.) flow with a swirling motion and babbling sound. --n. this motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURL — v. & n. v.intr. (of a brook etc.) flow with a swirling motion and babbling sound. n. this motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURL — Synonyms and related words : adjoin, babble, befringe, bind, border, bound, bubble, burble, eddy, edge, enframe, frame, fringe, guggle, gurge, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURL — Ale in which wormwood has been infused, or ale and bitters drunk warm.
Slang English vocab
PURL — n. Function: verb Synonyms: SPIN 1, gyrate, gyre, ||pirl, pirouette, twirl, whirl, whirligig
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PURL — n. Function: verb Synonyms: SWIRL , eddy, gurge, swoosh, whirl, whirlpool, whorl
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PURL — v. n. Murmur, ripple, gurgle, bubble.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PURL — (1) To flow or ripple with a murmuring sound. (2) The sound made by rippling water.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
PURL — Persistent Uniform Resource Locator
Computer Acronyms English vocab
PURL — Журчание
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PURL — (v) вышивать канителью; журчать; нашивать галун; обвязывать зубчиками
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PURL — (n) бахрома; журчание; зубчик; оборотное двухлицевое вязанье
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PURL — (0) галун; канитель
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PURL — I 1. [pɜ:l] n 1. 1) галун; бахрома 2) канитель 3) зубчик ( кружева ) 2. оборотное двухлицевое вязанье 2. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PURL — v. нашивать галун, вязать с накидкой; журчать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PURL — n. галун, бахрома, вышивка, вязание с накидкой; журчание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PURL — v. нашивать галун, вязать с накидкой; журчать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PURL — n. галун, бахрома, вышивка, вязание с накидкой; журчание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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