purl
A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an…A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
Meaning
8 sensesA particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
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a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the righthand side
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.
A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
(UK, dialectal)A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
(UK, dialectal)A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
the purl of a brook
(UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable)Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic.
(UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable)Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
Examples
2 sentencesThe voice spoke to him, and its softness was the purl of a wave lapping at the shore.
I'm a beginner, so I think I'll start from a 'garter stitch' muffler or a 'knit-one-purl-one stitch' one.
ruЯ новичок, поэтому, думаю, начну с платочной вязки или резинки один-к-одному. — amanshi
Translations
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Origin
Unknown; apparently related to Scots and dialect pirl (“twist, ripple, whirl, spin”), andUnknown; apparently related to Scots and dialect pirl (“twist, ripple, whirl, spin”), and possibly to Older Scots pyrl ("thrust or poke at"). Compare Venetan pirlo, an embellishment where the woven threads are twisted together. May be unrelated to purfle, though the meanings are similar.
from Middle English pirle (“whirligig”), Middle Italian pirla (“whipping top”).
From Old Norse purla (“to babble”), possibly ultimately from an imitative Germanic base related to Dutch polder, Norwegian puldra (“to gush”) and pulla (“to bubble”), Old English polr (“marsh”).
Possibly from the pearl-like appearance caused by bubbles on the surface of the liquid.
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