FURL

Etymology

Verb

furl (third-person singular simple present furls, present participle furling, simple past and past participle furled)

(transitive) To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)

Antonyms

• unfurl

Source: Wiktionary


Furl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furld; p. pr. & vb. n. Furling.] Etym: [Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel bundle: cf. F. ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See Furdle, Fardel, and cf. Farl.]

Definition: To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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