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[ verb ] flow in a circular current, of liquids

Used in print

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

Where Cuddleback_Brook purled into the Neversink was a magnificent swimming_hole .

Related terms

run whirl eddy

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[ verb ] make a murmuring sound

Examples

"the water was purling"

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

Mynheer , Sir_Francis , the valley society , the very smell of the river on his right purling along to the bay past fish weirs and rocks , and ahead the sleepy ribbon of moon drenched road .

Related terms

make_noise

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[ verb ] knit with a purl stitch

Used in print

(McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer,...)

Photograph shows the wrong side of work with light strand being picked_up under dark strand in position to be purled .

Related terms

knit handicraft

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[ verb ] embroider with gold or silver thread

Related terms

embroider

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[ verb ] edge or border with gold or silver embroidery

Related terms

embroider

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[ noun ] gold or silver wire thread

Related terms

yarn

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[ noun ] a basic knitting stitch

Synonyms

purl_stitch

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