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PURL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stich from the righthand side

Synonyms:

purl; purl stitch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("purl" is a kind of...):

knitting stitch (a stitch taken in knitting)

Derivation:

purl (knit with a purl stitch)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Gold or silver wire thread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("purl" is a kind of...):

thread; yarn (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)

Derivation:

purl (embroider with gold or silver thread)

purl (edge or border with gold or silver embroidery)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a murmuring sound

Example:

the water was purling

Synonyms:

purl; sough

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "purl" is one way to...):

make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Embroider with gold or silver thread

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "purl" is one way to...):

broider; embroider (decorate with needlework)

Verb group:

purl (edge or border with gold or silver embroidery)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

purl (gold or silver wire thread)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Edge or border with gold or silver embroidery

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "purl" is one way to...):

broider; embroider (decorate with needlework)

Verb group:

purl (embroider with gold or silver thread)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

purl (gold or silver wire thread)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Knit with a purl stitch

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "purl" is one way to...):

knit (make (textiles) by knitting)

Domain category:

handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They purl the cape

Derivation:

purl (a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stich from the righthand side)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Flow in a circular current, of liquids

Synonyms:

eddy; purl; swirl; whirl; whirlpool

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "purl" is one way to...):

course; feed; flow; run (move along, of liquids)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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