/ fɜːl; NAmE fɜːrl/ verb
[ vn ] to roll and fasten sth such as a sail, a flag or an umbrella
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French ferler , from Old French fer , ferm firm + lier bind (from Latin ligare ).
/ fɜːl; NAmE fɜːrl/ verb
[ vn ] to roll and fasten sth such as a sail, a flag or an umbrella
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French ferler , from Old French fer , ferm firm + lier bind (from Latin ligare ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005