purl
noun [U] /pɜːl/
/pɝːl/ Definition
› a type of stitch that you make when you knit by putting the needle into the front of the first stitch on the other needleKnitting and sewing
(Definition of purl noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appliqué noun
- baste verb (SEW)
- bind verb
- bobbin noun
- bodkin noun
- cable stitch noun
- haberdashery noun (CLOTH)
- hem verb
- knit verb (MAKE CLOTHES)
- knitter noun
- knitting noun
- rib noun (PATTERN)
- sew sth up phrasal verb (REPAIR)
- sewing machine noun
- sewing noun
- shorten verb
- skein noun (THREAD)
- stitch noun (THREAD)
- stitch verb
- tack noun (SEWING)
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