Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - purl
Purl
purl
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the previous stitch and passing the yarn round the back of the needle. 2 a cord of twisted gold or silver wire for bordering. 3 a chain of minute loops; a picot. 4 the ornamental edges of lace, ribbon, etc. --v.tr. (also absol.) knit with a purl stitch. Etymology: orig. pyrle, pirle f. Sc. pirl twist: the knitting sense may be f. a different word 2. v. & n. --v.intr. (of a brook etc.) flow with a swirling motion and babbling sound. --n. this motion or sound. Etymology: 16th c.: prob. imit.: cf. Norw. purla bubble up
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century gold or silver thread or wire for embroidering or edging, the intertwisting of thread that knots a stitch usually along an edge, ~ stitch, II. verb Date: 1526 transitive verb 1. to embroider with gold or silver thread, to edge or border with gold or silver embroidery, to knit in ~ stitch, intransitive verb to do knitting in ~ stitch, III. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian ~a to ripple Date: circa 1522 a ~ing or swirling stream or rill, a gentle murmur or movement (as of ~ing water), IV. intransitive verb Date: 1591 eddy, swirl, to make a soft murmuring sound like that of a ~ing stream ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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