purl

  1. Noun.  A particular stitch in knitting.
  2. Noun.  the edge of lace trimmed with loops.
  3. Verb.  To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge.
  4. Verb.  (knitting) an inverted stitch producing ribbing etc.
  5. Noun.  a heavy or headlong fall, an upset.
  6. Verb.  (archaic) to upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) to flow with murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
  8. Noun.  (archaic) formerly ale spiced with wormwood and sometimes warmed.

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