transitive. Nautical. To leave (a furled sail) with a taut, smooth skin (skin, n. 12c). Frequently with up. Now chiefly historical.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [noun] > furling > specific manner of (3) skin1804 transitive. Nautical. To leave (a furled sail) with a taut, smooth skin (skin, n. 12c). Frequently with up. Now chiefly historical. furling1836 The action of the verb furling in a body, furling in the bunt (see quot. 1867). harbour stow1886 furling in a body (cf. furling, n.). |
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