Furled
[fə:ld]
Definition
(adj.) rolled up and secured; 'furled sails bound securely to the spar'; 'a furled flag'; 'his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm' .
Checker: Walter--From WordNet
Examples
- 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.
Checker: Walter