furled

furled
furled furled (f[^u]rld), adj. [p. p. of {furl}.] rolled up and secured; as, furled sails bound securely to the spar; a furled flag.

Syn: rolled. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • furled — furl ► VERB ▪ roll or fold up neatly and securely. DERIVATIVES furled adjective. ORIGIN French ferler, from Old French fer, ferm firm + lier bind …   English terms dictionary

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  • furl´er — furl «furl», verb, noun. –v.t. to roll up or fold up: »to furl a sail, to furl a flag. The boys broke up camp and furled the tent. Figurative. The birds furled their wings. –v.i. to become rolled or gathered up in a spiral or twisted form; curl… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • furl — UK [fɜː(r)l] / US [fɜrl] verb [transitive] Word forms furl : present tense I/you/we/they furl he/she/it furls present participle furling past tense furled past participle furled mainly literary to fold or roll a piece of cloth or paper a furled… …   English dictionary

  • furl — /fɜl / (say ferl) verb (t) 1. to draw into a compact roll, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff. –verb (i) 2. to become furled. –noun 3. the act of furling or state of being furled. 4. a roll resulting from being furled. {compare… …  

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