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purl stitch

I

noun

a basic knitting stitch

• Syn: ↑purl

• Derivationally related forms: ↑purl (for: ↑purl)

• Hypernyms: ↑knitting stitch

II

verb

make with purl stitches

• Topics: ↑handicraft

• Hypernyms: ↑knit, ↑entwine

• Verb Frames:

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noun

Etymology: purl (I)

: a basic knitting stitch usually made with the yarn at the front of the work by inserting the right needle into the front part of a loop on the left needle from the right side, catching the yarn with the point of the right needle, and bringing it through the first loop to form a new loop — compare knit stitch

Useful english dictionary. 2012.