purls

/pɜːlz/ · noun

Meaning

A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
A tern.

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