Furl
[fɜːl]
Definition
(v. t.) 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.
Edited by Ingram
Definition
v.t. to draw or roll up as a sail.
Typist: Moira
Examples
- Till the war-drums throb'd no longer, and the battle-flags were furl'd In the Parliament of man, the Federation of the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She had furled her parasol and sat absently drawing patterns on the gravel. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Now that I am arrived at its base, my pinions are furled, the mighty stairs are before me, and step by step I must ascend the wondrous fane-- Speak! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Here are my wings of ambition close furled, For I know naught of the work-a-day world. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It reefs its sail when a storm threatens or the wind blows pretty hard, and furls it entirely and goes down when a gale blows. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typed by Agatha