purling
present participle ofpurl
purl
verb[IorT]
uk/pɜːl/us/pɝːl/toknita purlstitch:
Knit one, purl one.
Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- appliquéd
- Aran
- Bargello
- baste
- haberdashery
- handknit
- handknitted
- hank
- hem
- overcast
- quilting
- reknit
- resew
- rib
- runsomethingup
- running stitch
- sampler
- seam
- sew
Examplesofpurling
purling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I see that the newspapers in their tributes to him described his form of oratory as that of apurlingbrook, limpid and clear.
From the
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By contrast, in the flat, garter stitch is produced by knitting every stitch (orpurlingevery stitch, though this is much less common).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Lizerine is a similar thread that has a flat appearance having not been shaped prior topurling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the round, garter stitch is produced by knitting andpurlingalternate rows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the fabric is produced in the round, the effect is simply produced by knitting one row, thenpurlingthe next.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the round, stockinette stitch is produced by knitting every stitch; by contrast, in the flat, stockinette stitch is produced by knitting andpurlingalternate rows.
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- unconditional surrender
- unconditioned
- unconditioned stimulus
- unconfident
- unconfined
- unconfirmed
- unconfirmed report
- unconformity
- uncongenial
- unconnected
- unconquerable
- unconscionable
- unconscionably
- unconscious
- unconscious bias
- unconsciously
- unconsciousness
- unconscious process
- unconscious thought
- unconsidered
- unconsolidated
- unconstitutional
- unconstitutionally
- unconstrained
- uncontaminated