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Word: purl (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a heavy or headlong fall, an upset
  • A particular stitch in knitting.
  • (archaic) formerly ale spiced with wormwood and sometimes warmed.
  • the edge of lace trimmed with loops

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Verb:

  • archaic to upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong
  • intransitive to flow with murmuring sound in swirls and eddies
  • ''(knitting)'' an inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
  • To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge

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