purl

  • 11PURL —   [Abk. für Persistent Uniform Resource Locator, dt. »dauerhafte einheitliche (Internet )Ressourcenadresse«] der oder die, URN …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 12purl — (v.) knit with inverted stitches, 1825; earlier to embroider with gold or silver thread (1520s), from M.E. pirlyng revolving, twisting, of unknown origin. The two senses usually are taken as one word, but this is not certain …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13purl — purl1 [pʉrl] vi. [< ? Scand, as in Norw purla, to ripple] 1. to move in ripples or with a murmuring sound 2. to move in eddies; swirl n. 1. a purling stream or rill 2. the murmuring sound of purling water purl2 [pʉrl] …

    English World dictionary

  • 14PURL — Ein Persistent Uniform Resource Locator oder PURL ist ein Identifikator in Form einer URL, die nicht direkt auf eine Internet Ressource verweist, sondern auf einen Linkresolver, der die tatsächliche, aktuelle URL der Ressource zurückgibt. Aus… …

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  • 15purl — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. gold or silver thread or wire for embroidering or edging 2. the intertwisting of thread that knots a stitch usually along an edge 3. purl stitch II. verb Date: 1526 transitive verb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16purl — I [[t]pɜrl[/t]] n. 1) clo tex a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle 2) clo tex one of a series of small loops …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17purl — 1. noun a) A particular stitch in knitting. A double mug of purle. (The Spectator No. 88.) b) the edge of lace trimmed with loops 2. verb a) To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge Needlework pu …

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  • 18purl — purl1 adjective (of a knitting stitch) made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left. Compare with plain1 (in sense 5). verb knit with a purl stitch. Origin C17: of uncertain origin. purl2 literary verb (of a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19purl — 1 verb (I, T) to use the purl stitch when you knit (=make clothes from wool) 2 noun (U) one of the types of stitches that you use when you knit (=make clothes from wool) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20purl — I. /pɜl / (say perl) verb (i) 1. to flow with curling or rippling motions, as a shallow stream does over stones. 2. to flow with a murmuring sound. 3. to pass in a manner or with a sound likened to this. –noun 4. the action or sound of purling. 5 …