intr.v., purled, purl·ing, purls.

To flow or ripple with a murmuring sound.

n.

The sound made by rippling water.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

purl² also pearl (pûrl)

v., purled also pearled, purl·ing pearl·ing, purls pearls.

v.tr.

1. To knit (yarn) with a purl stitch.
2. To edge or finish (a handkerchief, for example) with lace or embroidery.

v.intr.

1. To do knitting with a purl stitch.
2. To edge or finish with lace or embroidery.

n.

1. (Abbr. p.) Inversion of a knit stitch; purl stitch.
2. A decorative edging of lace or embroidery.
3. Gold or silver wire used in embroidery.

[Origin unknown.]

Old English winter drink; warmed ale with bitters and brandy or milk, sugar, and spirit.

1. a small medicated granule, or a glass globule with a single dose of volatile medicine, as amyl nitrite.
2. a rounded mass of tough sputum, as seen in the early stages of an attack of bronchial asthma.

• p. disease — calcification of the nodular lesions of pleural tuberculosis in cattle.
• enamel p. — small rounded masses of enamel adherent to the dentine of a tooth.
• epidermic p's — rounded concentric masses of epithelial cells found in certain papillomas and epitheliomas and as epithelial remnants of the dental lamina in the gingiva and jaws where they may give rise to cysts and tumors. Called also epithelial pearls.
• epithelial p's — see epidermic pearls (above).
• p. millet — see pennisetum americanum.
• squamous p. — see horn pearls.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - knude-
n. - vrangstrikning, bort
v. tr. - strikke vrang
v. intr. - kante

2.
v. intr. - risle
n. - rislen

Nederlands (Dutch)
festonneren, kabbelen, slingerend stroompje

Français (French)
1.
adj. - à l'envers
n. - maille à l'envers, picot, engrêlure (de dentelle, etc), fil d'argent ou d'or (utilisé en broderie)
v. tr. - tricoter en mailles à l'envers, engrêler (de la dentelle, etc)
v. intr. - tricoter en mailles à l'envers, engrêler (de la dentelle, etc)

2.
v. intr. - couler (un ruisseau, une rivière) en tourbillonnant et en gazouillant
n. - bruit du gazouillement (de l'eau)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - links gestrickt
n. - linke Masche
v. - links stricken

2.
v. - rauschen
n. - rauschender Bach

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάποδος πόντος, κελάρυσμα
v. - κελαρύζω, πλέκω ανάποδες

Italiano (Italian)
smerlo, orlare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - remoinho (m), murmúrio (m), canutilho (m), picote (m), ponto reverso (m), cerveja aquecida e misturada com gim (f)
v. - remoinhar, murmurar, cair, picotar, inverter pontos

Русский (Russian)
журчание, журчать, оборотное двухлицевое вязание

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - de puntilla
n. - puntilla, ribete
v. tr. - ribetear, hacer con puntos al revés
v. intr. - ribetear, hacer con puntos al revés

2.
v. intr. - correr (de un río o arroyo) formando pequeños remolinos y haciendo sonidos balbuceantes
n. - corriente de agua

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avig maska, udd (på spets), tvinnad (guld)tråd, kantilj, varmt öl m gin, socker o ingefära, porlande, sorl, kullerbytta
v. - sticka avig maska, kanta m uddar, kanta m kantilj, porla, virvla, stå på näsan, stjälpa av

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 潺潺地流动, 潺潺声, 有潺潺流水的小溪

2. 用金银线绣, 将朝上编织, 潺潺地流动, 金银线, 朝上针, 流苏

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 用金銀線繡, 將朝上編織
v. intr. - 潺潺地流動
n. - 金銀線, 朝上針, 流蘇

2.
v. intr. - 潺潺地流動
n. - 潺潺聲, 有潺潺流水的小溪

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 가장자리 장식의 자수와 관련된
n. - 가장자리 장식, 뒤집어 뜨기
v. tr. - (고리 모양의) 가장자리 장식을 달다
v. intr. - 금실[은실]로 수놓다

2.
v. intr. - 졸졸 소리를 내며 흐르다
n. - 쓴 쑥으로 맛을 낸 맥주

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - さらさらと流れる, 裏編みする, 渦になって流れる
n. - さらさらと流れる音, 裏編み

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غرزة في الحياكه, خرير الماء (فعل) حاك, خر الماء في جدوله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עשויה ע"י השחלת המסרגה מצדו הקדמי מימין לשמאל (לולאת סריגה)‬
n. - ‮חוט שזור מחוטי כסף או זהב לסריגת שוליים, קצוות קישוטיים של סרט או שרוך, שרשרת לולאות קטנות‬
v. tr. - ‮הכניס/ה את מחט-הסריגה ל"עין" מימין לשמאל‬
v. intr. - ‮סרג/ה בשיטה זו‬
v. intr. - ‮זרם בפכפוך‬
n. - ‮פכפוך‬

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