A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance. / The edge of lace trimmed with loops.

To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge / (knitting) To use an inverted stitch producing ribbing etc.

a heavy or headlong fall; an upset.

(archaic) To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.

(intransitive) To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies. / To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.

A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple. / A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.

(archaic) Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic. / (archaic) Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.

(UK, dialect) A tern.

simple past tense and past participle of purl

plural of purl