Furl

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Furl \Furl\ (f[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furled} (f[^u]rld);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Furling}.] [Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel
     bundle: cf. F. ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See
     {Furdle}, {Fardel}, and cf. {Farl}.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  furl
       v : form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" [syn: {roll
           up}]