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Purl :: Purl (n.) An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance..

Crib :: Crib (n.) A small theft; anything purloined;; a plagiaris/; hence, a translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing or reciting his lessons..

Purloined :: Purloined (imp. & p. p.) of Purloi.

Crib :: Crib (v. t.) To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton..

Purline :: Purline (n.) In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters..

Pourlieu :: Pourlieu (n.) See Purlieu.

Purling :: Purling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pur.

Purl :: Purl (n.) A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.

Purl :: Purl (n.) 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..

Purl :: Purl (n.) A tern.

Purl :: Purl (v. & n.) To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle..

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

Purloin :: Purloin (v. i.) To practice theft; to steal.

Abstraction :: Abstraction (a.) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.

Purloining :: Purloining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Purloi.

Purl :: Purl (n.) A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook..

Plagiarize :: Plagiarize (v. t.) To steal or purloin from the writings of another; to appropriate without due acknowledgement (the ideas or expressions of another).

Plagiary :: Plagiary (n.) One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist..

Purlieu :: Purlieu (n.) Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood..

Spurling :: Spurless (a.) Having no spurs.

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