furl
verb/fɜːl/UK/fɝl/US
Etymology
Perhaps from Old French ferlier, modern French ferler.
- derived from ferlier
Definitions
To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
- When he heard a voice thus calling to him, he was standing at the door of his box, with a flag in his hand, furled round its short pole.
- "'Oh yes, that's all very well, but we haven't done with it yet,' said the lad, 'we shall have it worse directly,' and he ordered them to furl every rag but the mizen."
The neighborhood
- antonymunfurl
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA