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Abstract :: Abstract (a.) To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till..

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

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

Purloin :: Purloin (v. t.) To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch..

Spurned :: Spurling-line (n.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale.

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..

Finger :: Finger (v. t.) To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin.

Purlieu :: Purlieu (n.) 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..

Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A spur, or spurlike prominence..

Creeper :: Creeper (n.) A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers..

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..

Purled :: Purled (imp. & p. p.) of Pur.

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

Purlin :: Purlin (n.) Alt. of Purlin.

Purl :: Purl (v. t.) To decorate with fringe or embroidery.

Spurling-line :: Spurling (n.) A tern.

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..

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

Cribbing :: Cribbing (n.) Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing.

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

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