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Definition of purl noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

purl

noun
 
/pɜːl/
 
/pɜːrl/
[uncountable]
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  1. a stitch used in knitting (= the activity of making clothing out of wool using two long needles)
    • a row of purl
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: of uncertain origin.
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