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To decorate with fringe or embroidery. |
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An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of
gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. |
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An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work
a ribbed or waved appearance. |
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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. |
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To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to
mantle. |
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A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple. |
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A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid
among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook. |
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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. |
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A tern. |