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purl

N การ เย็บ แบบ พลิกกลับ  knit chirp kan-yeab-beab-pik-kab

 

purl

N เส้น ไหม ดิ้น เงิน ดิ้น ทอง  sen-mai-din-ngen-din-tong

 

purl

VI เย็บ ดิ้น เงิน ดิ้น ทอง  yeb-din-ngen-din-tong

 

purl

VT เย็บ ดิ้น เงิน ดิ้น ทอง  yeb-din-ngen-din-tong

 

purlieu

N ขอบเขต รอบนอก  fringe periphery kob-ked-rob-nok

 

purlin

N หมอน รอง หลังคา  mon-rong-rang-ka

 

purline

N หมอน รอง หลังคา  mon-rong-rang-ka

 

purloin

VI ขโมย  rob steal ka-moi

 

purloin

VT ขโมย  rob steal ka-moi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PURL

n.[supposed to be contracted from purfle. ] 1. An embroidered and puckered border.
2. A kind of edging for bone-lace.

 

PURL

n.A species of malt liquor; ale or beer medicated with wormwood or aromatic herbs.

 

PURL

n.Two rounds in knitting.

 

PURL

v.i. 1. To murmur, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions, which occasion a continued series of broken sounds. It is applied only to small streams. Large streams running in like manner, are said to roar. In descriptions of rural scenery, the poets seldom omit a purling brook or stream.
My flowery theme,
A painted mistress or a purling stream.
2. To flow or run with a murmuring sound.
Around th' adjoining brook that purls along
The vocal grove, now fretting o'er a rock.

 

PURL

v.t.To decorate with fringe or embroidery.

 

PURL

n.A gentle continued murmur of a small stream of rippling water.

 

PURLIEU

n.pur'lu. A border; a limit; a certain limited extent or district; originally, the ground near a royal forest, which being severed from it, was made purlieu, that is, pure or free from the forest laws.

 

PURLIN

n.In architecture, a piece of timber extending from end to end of a building or roof, across and under the rafters, to support them in the middle.

 

PURLING

ppr. [from purl. ] Murmuring or gurgling, as a brook.

 

PURLING

n.The continued gentle murmur of a small stream.

 

PURLOIN

v.t. 1. Literally, to take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft.
Your butler purloins your liquor.
2. To take by plagiarism; to steal from books or manuscripts.

 

PURLOINED

pp. Stolen; taken by plagiarism.

 

PURLOINER

n.A thief; a plagiary.

 

PURLOINING

ppr. Stealing; committing literary theft.

 

PURLOINING

n.Theft; plagiarism.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PURL

Purl, v. t. Etym: [Contr. fr. purfile, purfle. See Purfle. ]

 

Defn: To decorate with fringe or embroidery. "Nature's cradle more enchased and purled." B. Jonson.

 

PURL

PURL Purl, 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. A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. Sir P. Sidney .

 

2. An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance. Purl stitch. Same as Purl, n., 2.

 

PURL

Purl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Purled; p. pr. & vb. n. Purling. ] Etym: [Cf. Sw. porla, and E. pur to murmur as a cat. ]

 

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. Swift o'er the rolling pebbles, down the hills, Louder and louder purl the falling rills. Pope.

 

2. Etym: [Perh. fr. F. perler to pearl, to bead. See Pearl, v. & n.]

 

Defn: To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle. thin winding breath which purled up to the sky. Shak.

 

PURL

Purl, n. Etym: [See 3d Purl. ]

 

1. A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple. Whose stream an easy breath doth seem to blow, Which on the sparkling gravel runs in purles, As though the waves had been of silver curls. Drayton.

 

2. A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.

 

3. Etym: [Perh. from F.perler, v. See Purl to mantle. ]

 

Defn: 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. "Drank a glass of purl to recover appetite. " Addison. "Drinking hot purl, and smoking pipes." Dickens.

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A tern. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

PURLIEU

Pur "lieu, n. Etym: [Corrupted (by influence of lieu place ) fr. OF. puralée, poralée (equiv. to LL. perambulatio a survey of boundaries, originally, a going through ); por (L. pro, confused, however, with L. per through ) + alée. See Pro-, and Alley. ] [Written also pourlieu. ]

 

1. Originally, the ground near a royal forest, which, having been unlawfully added to the forest, was afterwards severed from it, and disafforested so as to remit to the former owners their rights. Then as a tiger, who by chance hath spied In some purlieu two gentle fawns at play. Milton.

 

2. Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood. "The purlieus of St. James. " brokers had been incessantly plying for custom in the purlieus of the court. Macaulay.

 

PURLIN; PURLINE

Pur "lin, Pur "line, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ] (Arch. )

 

Defn: In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.

 

PURLING

Purl "ing, n. Etym: [See 3d Purl. ]

 

Defn: The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing.

 

PURLOIN

Pur *loin ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purloined; p. pr. & vb. n.Purloining. ] Etym: [OF. purloignier, porloignier, to retard, delay; pur, por, pour, for (L. pro ) + loin far, far off (L. longe ). See Prolong, and cf. Eloign. ]

 

Defn: To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch. Had from his wakeful custody purloined The guarded gold. Milton. when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin Dryden.

 

PURLOIN

PURLOIN Pur *loin ", v. i.

 

Defn: To practice theft; to steal. Titus ii. 1 .

 

PURLOINER

PURLOINER Pur *loin "er, n.

 

Defn: One who purloins. Swift.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

purl

purl 1 |pərl pərl | adjective [ attrib. ] denoting or relating to a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left. Compare with knit. noun a purl stitch. verb [ with obj. ] knit with a purl stitch: knit one, purl one. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (as a noun ): of uncertain origin.

 

purl

purl 2 |pərl pərl | verb [ no obj. ] (of a stream or river ) flow with a swirling motion and babbling sound. noun [ in sing. ] a motion or sound of this kind. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (denoting a small swirling stream ): probably imitative; compare with Norwegian purla bubble up.

 

purler

pur ¦ler |ˈpəːlə | noun Brit. informal a headlong fall: the horse went a purler at the last fence. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from dialect purl upset, overturn .

 

purlieu

pur lieu |ˈpərl (y )o͞o ˈpərlju | noun ( pl. purlieus or purlieux |-l (y )o͞o (z )| ) 1 the area near or surrounding a place: the photogenic purlieus of the Princeton. a person's usual haunts. 2 Brit. historical a tract on the border of a forest, esp. one earlier included in it and still partly subject to forest laws. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a tract on the border of a forest ): probably an alteration (suggested by French lieu place ) of Anglo-Norman French puralee a going around to settle the boundaries.

 

purlin

pur lin |ˈpərlən ˈpərlən | noun a horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on a main rafter and supporting the common rafters or boards. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps of French origin.

 

purloin

pur loin |pərˈloin pərˈlɔɪn | verb [ with obj. ] steal (something ): he must have managed to purloin a copy of the key. DERIVATIVES pur loin er noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense put at a distance ): from Anglo-Norman French purloigner put away, from pur- forth + loign far.

 

Oxford Dictionary

purl

purl 1 |pəːl | noun [ mass noun ] 1 a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left. Compare with plain 1 ( sense 5 of the adjective ). 2 a cord of twisted gold or silver wire used for bordering or edging something. an ornamental edging of lace or ribbon. verb [ with obj. ] knit with a purl stitch: knit one, purl one. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: of uncertain origin.

 

purl

purl 2 |pəːl | literary verb [ no obj. ] (of a stream or river ) flow with a swirling motion and babbling sound. noun [ in sing. ] a purling motion or sound. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (denoting a small swirling stream ): probably imitative; compare with Norwegian purla bubble up .

 

purler

pur ¦ler |ˈpəːlə | noun Brit. informal a headlong fall: the horse went a purler at the last fence. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from dialect purl upset, overturn .

 

purlieu

purlieu |ˈpəːljuː | noun ( pl. purlieus or purlieux ) 1 ( purlieus ) the area near or surrounding a place: the photogenic purlieus of Cambridge. a person's usual haunts. 2 Brit. historical a tract on the border of a forest, especially one earlier included in it and still partly subject to forest laws. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a tract on the border of a forest ): probably an alteration (suggested by French lieu place ) of Anglo-Norman French puralee a going round to settle the boundaries .

 

purlin

purlin |ˈpəːlɪn | noun a horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on principals and supporting the common rafters or boards. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps of French origin.

 

purloin

purloin |pəːˈlɔɪn | verb [ with obj. ] formal or humorous steal (something ): he must have managed to purloin a copy of the key. DERIVATIVES purloiner noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense put at a distance ): from Anglo-Norman French purloigner put away , from pur- forth + loign far .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

purloin

purloin verb formal the scoundrels who purloined our tractor: steal, thieve, rob, take, snatch, pilfer, loot, appropriate; informal swipe, nab, rip off, lift, liberate , borrow , filch, snaffle, pinch, heist.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

purloin

purloin verb they crash cars through storefronts to purloin merchandise. See thieve.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

purl

purl 1 /pə́ː r l / (! pearlと同音 ) 動詞 自動詞 他動詞 (…を )裏編みにする .名詞 U 裏編み (purl stitch ).

 

purl

purl 2 (!⦅文 ⦆) 動詞 自動詞 〈小川などが 〉さらさら流れる ; 渦を巻く .名詞 the さらさら流れること [音 ]; 波紋,.

 

purlieu

pur lieu /pə́ː r l j /名詞 1 C 行きつけの場所 ; 縄張り .2 ⦅文 ⦆s 〗近隣, 郊外 .

 

purloin

pur loin /pəː r lɔ́ɪn, -́- /動詞 他動詞 自動詞 かたく /おどけて ⦆(…を )盗む (steal ); (…を )許可なく借りる .