Purled vs Pureed - What's the difference?
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As verbs the difference between purled and pureed is that purled is ( purl) while pureed is .
purled English
Verb
(head)
(purl)
purl English
Etymology 1
Etymology uncertain; apparently related to Scots and dialect pirl ("twist, ripple, whirl, spin"), and possibly to Older Scots pyrl ("thrust or poke at"). Compare Venetian pirlo , an embellishment where the woven threads are twisted together. May be unrelated to purfle, though the meanings are similar.
Noun
( en noun)
A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
* Sir Philip Sidney
- A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched with purl and pearl.
Verb
( en verb)
To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
- Needlework purled with gold.
(knitting) an inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
- Knit one, purl two.
Etymology 2
from (etyl)
Noun
( en noun)
a heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
Verb
( en verb)
(archaic) To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
- The huntsman was purled from his horse.
Related terms
* purler
Etymology 3
From (etyl)
Verb
( en verb)
To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
* Alexander Pope
- Swift o'er the rolling pebbles, down the hills, / Louder and louder purl the falling rills.
To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
* Shakespeare
- thin winding breath which purled up to the sky
Noun
( en noun)
(UK, dialect) A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
* Drayton
- 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.
(UK, dialect) A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
- the purl of a brook
Etymology 4
Possibly from the pearl-like appearance caused by bubbles on the surface of the liquid.
Noun
( -)
(archaic) Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic.
* The Spectator , number 88
- A double mug of purle .
(archaic) Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
* Addison
- Drank a glass of purl to recover appetite.
* Charles Dickens
- Drinking hot purl , and smoking pipes.
Etymology 5
Anagrams
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pureed English
Verb
(head)
(puree)
Anagrams
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purée English
Alternative forms
* (l)
Noun
A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid (e.g. tomato sauce is generally a puree).
Derived terms
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Verb
(cooking) To crush or grind food into a purée.
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