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verb (used with object)
1.
to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become furled.
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Furled
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noun
Idioms3.
the act of furling.
4.
something furled, as a roll.
5.
furl in a body, Nautical. to furl (a square sail) with loose canvas gathered at the mast, so as to make a harbor furl.
6.
furl in the bunt, Nautical. to furl (a square sail) by gathering canvas upward, so as to load the yard equally at all points.
Origin:
1550–60; compare Middle French ferler in same sense, perhaps representing Old French ferlier to chain, fasten, equivalent to fer firm (< Latin firmus) + lier to bind (< Latin ligāre)
1550–60; compare Middle French ferler in same sense, perhaps representing Old French ferlier to chain, fasten, equivalent to fer firm (< Latin firmus) + lier to bind (< Latin ligāre)
Related forms
furl·a·ble, adjective
furl·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
furl
1550s, possibly from M.Fr. ferler "to furl," from O.Fr. ferlier, perhaps from fer "firm" (from L. firmus; see firm (adj.)) + -lier "to bind" (from L. ligare). Related: Furled; furling.
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