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whirled, a.|hwɜːld|
1. [f. whirl n. + -ed2. Cf. OE. hwyrfled round.] = whorled.
1715Phil. Trans. XXIX. 307 Shells, whirled and single. 1796Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 3) 823 Leaves expanding, a little bowed back at the ends; somewhat whirled. 1851Woodward Mollusca 163 H[elix] epistylium, Pl. XII. fig. 7. Imperforate, globosely conoid, close-whirled, aperture lamellate within, lip sharp.
2. [f. whirl v. + -ed1.] Rotated rapidly, etc.
1875Farrar Silence & Voices iv. 76 Could we..judge rightly of the..sun..if we only saw it glaring luridly through the whirled sands of the desert? 1895Meredith Amaz. Marr. xlv, Lord Fleetwood's yet undocked old associates vowed he ‘smelt strong’ of the fumes of the whirled silver censer-balls. |