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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   purl
       n 1: gold or silver wire thread
       2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: purl, purl stitch]
       v 1: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: eddy,
            purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl]
       2: make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" [syn:
          sough, purl]
       3: knit with a purl stitch
       4: edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
       5: embroider with gold or silver thread