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purl

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gold or silver wire thread(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a basic knitting stitch(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
knit, knit stitch, plain, plain stitch, purl stitch

source: wordnet30
An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.(noun)

source: webster1913
A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.(noun)

source: webster1913

flow in a circular current, of liquids(verb.motion)

Synonym:
eddy, swirl, whirl, whirlpool

source: wordnet30
make a murmuring sound(verb.communication)

Example:
The water was purling.

Synonym:
sough

source: wordnet30
knit with a purl stitch(verb.creation)

source: wordnet30
edge or border with gold or silver embroidery(verb.creation)

source: wordnet30
embroider with gold or silver thread(verb.creation)

source: wordnet30
To decorate with fringe or embroidery.(verb)

source: webster1913
To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions.(verb)

source: webster1913

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