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The meaning of PURL is gold or silver thread or wire for embroidering or edging.
Purl definition: to knit with a reverse stitch.. See examples of PURL used in a sentence.
PURL definition: 1. a type of stitch that you make when you knit by putting the needle into the front of the first…. Learn more.
n. 1. a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. 2. one of a series of small loops along the edge of lace braid. 3. a twisted gold or silver embroidery thread. v.i.
Definitions of purl. verb. flow in a circular current, of liquids. synonyms: eddy, swirl, whirl, whirlpool. see more. verb. make a murmuring sound. “the water was purling ”. synonyms: sough.
PURL meaning: 1. a type of stitch that you make when you knit by putting the needle into the front of the first…. Learn more.
verb. 1. (intransitive) (of a stream, etc) to flow with a gentle curling or rippling movement and a murmuring sound. noun. 2. a curling movement of water; eddy. 3. a murmuring sound, as of a shallow stream. Collins English Dictionary.
Purl Definition. To knit (yarn) with a purl stitch. Purfle. To move in ripples or with a murmuring sound. To edge or finish (a handkerchief, for example) with lace or embroidery. To move in eddies; swirl. A purling stream or rill. The murmuring sound of purling water. A decorative edging of lace or embroidery.
Definition of purl verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin of purl 1 First recorded in 1350–1400 for def. 5 ; origin obscure; probably variant of obsolete or dialect pirl “to twist (threads, etc.) into a cord”
