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purling |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purl \Purl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Purled}; p. pr & vb n. {Purling}.] [Cf. Sw porla, and E. pur to murmur as a cat.] 1. 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. Swift o'er the rolling pebbles, down the hills, Louder and louder purl the falling rills. --Pope. 2. [Perh. fr F. perler to pearl, to bead. See {Pearl}, v. & n.] To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle. thin winding breath which purled up to the sky. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purling \Purl"ing\, n. [See 3d {Purl}.] The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also the murmur it makes in so doing From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Purling, NY Zip code(s): 12470
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