Clues for the word "PURL"
We've had 43 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 178 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on August 24, 2026.
Definition of purl
- v. t. - To decorate with fringe or embroidery.
- n. - An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
- n. - An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
- v. i. - To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions.
- v. & n. - To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
- n. - A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
- n. - A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.
- n. - Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
- n. - A tern.
Referring Clues
- Use a reverse stitch
- Small loop
- Knit one, ___ two
- Finish with loops
- Knit and ___
- Knitter's stitch
- Reverse movement, of a sort
- Knitting stitch
- Knit with a reverse stitch
- Knitting loop
- "Knit one, ___ two"
- Stitched loop
- Knitting term
- Movement with a ripple
- Reverse knit
- Knit alternative
- Invert a stitch
- Reversal of sorts
- Sound of rippling water
- Knitting maneuver
- Opposite of 'knit'
- Stitch
- Ornamental lace edging
- Move in eddies
- Lace loop
- Knit
- Knitter's direction
- Use reverse stitches
- It's a stitch
- A kind of stitch
- Reverse of a knit
- Do some knitting
- "To knit or not knit" sounds like some wisdom
- Headlong fall when important lady drops off edge
- We say this is a gem of a stitch
- Knit's opposite
- Kind of knitting stitch
- Knit's partner
- 2018 Pixar short whose title is a knitting term
- Scarf stitch
- Pixar short about a ball of yarn
- Knit one, ___ one
- Inverted knit stitch
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - August 24, 2026
- Your Life Choices - July 10, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 24, 2026
- Daily American - May 12, 2026
- Daily American - March 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 22, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - October 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - September 28, 2025
- Daily American - September 10, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 12, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 08, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 28, 2025
- Daily American - May 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 15, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 17, 2025
- Family Time - March 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - February 23, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 03, 2024
- LA Times - November 06, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - October 16, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 02, 2024
- Daily American - August 29, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 28, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 12, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - June 04, 2024
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