purl的意思

purl

英式音标[pɝl]
美式英标[pɜːl]

基本解释

n. 潺潺地声；漩涡；流苏

vt. 用反针编织；用金银丝绣

vi. 用反针编织；潺潺流水

purl 反针，倒针

词源不详。

purl (v.1): "knit with inverted stitches," 1825; earlier "embroider with gold or silver thread" (1520s), probably from Middle English pirlyng "revolving, twisting," of unknown origin. The two senses usually are taken as one word, but even this is not certain. Klein suggests a source in Italian pirolare "to twirl," from pirolo "top." As a noun, from late 14c. as "bordering, frills," 1530s as "twisted thread of gold and silver."
purl (v.2): "flow with a murmuring sound," 1580s, imitative, perhaps from a Scandinavian language. Related: Purled; purling.