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

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

Purl :: Purl (n.) A tern.

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

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

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

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

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.) 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 (v. i.) 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..

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

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

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..

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

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..

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

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

Pourlieu :: Pourlieu (n.) See Purlieu.

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

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