A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
Needlework purled with gold.
An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
Knit one, purl two.
A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
The huntsman was purled from his horse.
A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
the purl of a brook
To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic.
Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
A tern.