Bible Dictionaries
Purl

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A tern.

(2):

(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.

(3):

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

(4):

(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.

(5):

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

(6):

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

(7):

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

(8):

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

(9):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Purl'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/purl.html. 1828.