furled

furl

F0369000 (fûrl)v. furled, furl·ing, furls v.tr. To roll up and secure (a flag or sail, for example) to something else.v.intr. To be or become rolled up.n.1. The act or an instance of rolling up.2. A single roll or a rolled section.

[Perhaps from French ferler, from Old French ferlier, to fasten : ferm, firm; see firm¹ + lier, to bind (from Latin ligāre; see leig- in Indo-European roots).]

Thesaurus

Adj.

furled - rolled up and secured; "furled sails bound securely to the spar"; "a furled flag"; "his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm"rolledbound - confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"

Translations

furled

furl

furled

Synonyms for furled

adj rolled up and secured

Synonyms

Related Words