Definition of purl

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

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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..
Purlin :: Purlin (n.) Alt. of Purlin.
Abstraction :: Abstraction (a.) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
Pourlieu :: Pourlieu (n.) See Purlieu.
Purloined :: Purloined (imp. & p. p.) of Purloi.
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..
Purl :: Purl (n.) A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
Purloining :: Purloining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Purloi.
Creeper :: Creeper (n.) A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers..
Purl :: Purl (n.) A tern.
Purl :: Purl (v. & n.) To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till..
Purl :: Purl (n.) An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance..
Purling :: Purling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pur.
Purline :: Purline (n.) In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters..
Plagiarist :: Plagiarist (n.) One who plagiarizes; or purloins the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his own; a literary thief; a plagiary..
Purling :: Purling (n.) The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing..
Purloiner :: Purloiner (n.) One who purloins.
Purloin :: Purloin (v. t.) To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch..
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..
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