purl

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
2. 2
   The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
3. 3
   An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
4. 4
   a heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
5. 5
   A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
6. 6
   A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
7. 7
   Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic.
8. 8
   Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
9. 9
   A tern.

Verb

1. 1
   To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
2. 2
   To use or create a purl stitch or stitches.
3. 3
   To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
4. 4
   To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
5. 5
   To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.