From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Purl \Purl\, noun [See 3d {Purl}.]
1. A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
Whose stream an easy breath doth seem to blow, Which on the sparkling gravel runs in purles, As though the waves had been of silver curls. --Drayton.
2. A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.
3. [Perh. from F. perler, v. See {Purl} to mantle.] Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices. ''Drank a glass of purl to recover appetite.'' --Addison. ''Drinking hot purl, and smoking pipes.'' --Dickens.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A tern. [Prov. Eng.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Purl \Purl\, verb (used with an object) [Contr. fr. purfile, purfle. See {Purfle}.] To decorate with fringe or embroidery. ''Nature's cradle more enchased and purled.'' --B. Jonson.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. --Sir P. Sidney.
2. An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
{Purl stitch}. Same as {Purl}, noun, 2.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Purl \Purl\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Purled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purling}.] [Cf. Sw. porla, and E. pur to murmur as a cat.]
1. To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions.
Swift o'er the rolling pebbles, down the hills, Louder and louder purl the falling rills. --Pope.
2. [Perh. fr. F. perler to pearl, to bead. See {Pearl}, v. & n.] To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
thin winding breath which purled up to the sky. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: {purl stitch}]
verb
1: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {eddy}, {whirlpool}, {swirl}, {whirl}]
2: make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"
4: edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
5: embroider with gold or silver thread
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "purl": adjoin, babble, befringe, bind, border, bound, bubble, burble, eddy, edge, enframe, frame, fringe, guggle, gurge, gurgle, gyrate, gyre, hem, lap, line, list, march, marge, margin, marginate, pirouette, plash, purfle, reel, rim, ripple, set off, side, skirt, slosh, spin, splash, swash, swirl, swish, trill, trim, twirl, verge, wash, whirl, whirligig, whirlpool, whorl
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
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