English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of purl

purl

/noun/ झालर; कलाबत्तू; लैस; झरझर; गरम बियार; कल-कल;
/verb/कलाबत्तू का काम करना; उलट देना; पलट देना; कल-कल के साथ बहना; चाँदी सोने का तार जो कढ़ाई में काम आता है; किनारी; ज़री; बेल, बेल का एक बूटा;

Synonym skirting; spun gold; needlepoint; gurgle; subvert; bicker; limbus; zarine;

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English Dictionary:

1. 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.
- An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
- A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
- A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.
- 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.
- A tern.

2. Purl

[v. & n.]

- To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.

3. 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.

4. Purl

[v. t.]

- To decorate with fringe or embroidery.