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furl
(fûrl)v. furled, furl·ing, furls
v.tr.
To roll up and secure (a flag or sail, for example) to something else.
v.intr.
To be or become rolled up.
n.
1. The act or an instance of rolling up.
2. A single roll or a rolled section.
[Perhaps from French ferler, from Old French ferlier, to fasten : ferm, firm; see firm1 + lier, to bind (from Latin ligāre; see leig- in Indo-European roots).]
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furl
(fɜːl)vb
1. to roll up (an umbrella, a flag, etc) neatly and securely or (of an umbrella, flag, etc) to be rolled up in this way
2. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to gather in (a square sail)
n
3. the act or an instance of furling
4. a single rolled-up section
[C16: from Old French ferlier to bind tightly, from ferm tight (from Latin firmus firm1) + lier to tie, bind, from Latin ligāre]
ˈfurlable adj
ˈfurler n
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furl
(fɜrl)v.t.
1. to gather into a roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff.
v.i. 2. to become furled.
n. 3. the act of furling.
4. something furled.
[1550–60; compare Middle French ferler in same sense]
furl′a•ble, adj.
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furl
Past participle: furled
Gerund: furling
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Verb | 1. | furl - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" roll up, roll - show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" douse - lower quickly; "douse a sail" reef - roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area bolt - make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric" brail - take in a sail with a brail |
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Translations
يَطوي، يَلُف
složitsvinout
lægge sammen
összesodor
brjóta saman, rúlla upp
suskleistisuvynioti
salocītsaritinātsatīt
dürmeksarmak
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furl
vt sail, flag → einrollen; umbrella → zusammenrollen
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furl
(fəːl) verb to roll up (a flag, sail or umbrella).
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