† pirledadj.
Obsolete.
That has been twisted or spun into a thread or cord.
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pirled1503
1503 in J. C. Cox Churchwardens' Accts. (1913) ix. 132 A purse of crymysin cloth of gold pyrleyd for the vets.
?a1534 H. Medwall Nature i. sig. ciiv Then yt cryspeth and shyneth as bryght as any pyrled gold.
1582 Rates Custome House (new ed.) sig. Dvij Pirled lace called cantelet lace of thred the groce ii.s. vi.d.
1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Fv Some with purled lace so cloyd.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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