英语词汇“purl”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

purl

释义

a basic knitting stitch made by inserting the needle into the back of a stitch that produces a raised pattern on the back of the work: compare knit²

a thread of twisted gold or silver wire used for embroidering or edging

Brit an ornamental edging of small loops or picots on lace, ribbon, or braid

[origin unknown]

to knit (a stitch) in purl

to decorate, edge, or border (a garment) with gold or silver thread

to edge (lace, etc) with loops

verb intrans

to do knitting in purl stitch

a gentle murmur or swirling movement of water in a brook, river, etc

[perhaps of Scandinavian origin]

said of a stream, brook, etc: to flow in eddies with a soft murmuring sound

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