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Webster 1913 Edition
Furl
Furl
(fûrl)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Furled
(fûrld)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Furling
.] [Contr. fr.
furdle
, fr. fardel
bundle: cf. F. ferler
to furl, OF. fardeler
to pack. See Furdle
, Fardel
, and cf. Farl
.] To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line.
Totten.
Webster 1828 Edition
Furl
FURL
,Verb.
T.
To draw up; to contract; to wrap or roll a sail close to the yard, stay or mast, and fasten it by a gasket or cord.