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Meaning of purl

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  purl
      n 1: gold or silver wire thread
      2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: {purl}, {purl stitch}]
      v 1: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {eddy},
           {purl}, {whirlpool}, {swirl}, {whirl}]
      2: make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" [syn:
         {sough}, {purl}]
      3: knit with a purl stitch
      4: edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
      5: embroider with gold or silver thread

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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