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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
Origin: < 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
- a roll or coil of something furled
- a furling or being furled
furl (fûrl)
verb furled, furl·ing, furls verb, transitive To roll up and secure (a flag or sail, for example) to something else.
verb, intransitive To be or become rolled up.
noun- The act or an instance of rolling up.
- A single roll or a rolled section.
Origin: Perhaps from French ferler, from Old French ferlier, to fasten : ferm, firm; see firm 1 + lier, to bind (from Latin ligāre; see leig- in Indo-European roots).
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