| v. t. | 1. | To decorate with fringe or embroidery. |
| n. | 1. | An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. |
| 2. | An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance. |
| v. i. | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle. |
| n. | 1. | A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple. |
| 2. | A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook. |
| 3. | Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices. |
| 4. | (Zool.) A tern. |