Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
purled
simple past tense and past participle of purl
• Dupler, drupel
Source: Wiktionary
Purl, v. t. Etym: [Contr. fr. purfile, purfle. See Purfle.]
Definition: To decorate with fringe or embroidery. "Nature's cradle more enchased and purled." B. Jonson.
Purl, n.
1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. Sir P. Sidney .
2. An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance. Purl stitch. Same as Purl, n., 2.
Purl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Purled; p. pr. & vb. n. Purling.] Etym: [Cf. Sw. porla, and E. pur to murmur as a cat.]
1. To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions. Swift o'er the rolling pebbles, down the hills, Louder and louder purl the falling rills. Pope.
2. Etym: [Perh. fr. F. perler to pearl, to bead. See Pearl, v. & n.]
Definition: To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle. thin winding breath which purled up to the sky. Shak.
Purl, n. Etym: [See 3d Purl.]
1. A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple. Whose stream an easy breath doth seem to blow, Which on the sparkling gravel runs in purles, As though the waves had been of silver curls. Drayton.
2. A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.
3. Etym: [Perh. from F.perler, v. See Purl to mantle.]
Definition: Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices. "Drank a glass of purl to recover appetite." Addison. "Drinking hot purl, and smoking pipes." Dickens.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A tern. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.