purl stitch
noun
: a knitting stitch usually made with the yarn at the front of the work by inserting the right needle into the front of a loop on the left needle from the right, catching the yarn with the right needle, and bringing it through to form a new loop compare knit stitch
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In 1758, Jedediah Strutt of the English city of Derby invented a way to incorporate the contrasting purl stitch and produce ribbed stockings. 
Virginia Postrel, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 Over the course of the class, participants learn to cast on, the knit and purl stitches, how to bind off and seam up a cowl. Lake County News-Sun, 18 Sep. 2017
Virginia Postrel, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 Over the course of the class, participants learn to cast on, the knit and purl stitches, how to bind off and seam up a cowl. Lake County News-Sun, 18 Sep. 2017 Word History
Etymology
purl entry 1
First Known Use
1852, in the meaning defined above