Definition of Purl

Noun

• a basic knitting stitch
  - purl stitch
• gold or silver wire thread
  

Verb

• embroider with gold or silver thread
  
• edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
  
• knit with a purl stitch
  
• make a murmuring sound
  "the water was purling"
  sough
• flow in a circular current, of liquids
  eddy whirlpool swirl whirl

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