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furl (fʉrl)

transitive verb

to roll up tightly and make secure, as a flag to a staff or a sail to a spar

Etymology: < OFr ferlier < fermlier, to tie up < ferm (< L firmus, firm) + lier (< L ligare, to tie: see ligature)

intransitive verb

to become curled or rolled up

noun

  1. a roll or coil of something furled
  2. a furling or being furled

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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