English-Finnish translations for purl

Definition of purl

  • A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance
  • 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
  • To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies
  • To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle
  • 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
  • Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic
  • Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices
  • A tern

Examples

  • Needlework purled with gold.
  • Knit one, purl two.
  • The huntsman was purled from his horse.
  • the purl of a brook

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