The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quarl \Quarl\, n. [Cf. G. qualle.] (Zo["o]l.) A medusa, or jellyfish. [R.]
The jellied quarl that flings
At once a thousand streaming stings.
--J. R. Drake.
Wiktionary
n. (context archaic English) A medusa or jellyfish.
Usage examples of "quarl".
And some on the jellied quarl, that flings At once a thousand streamy stings - They cut the wave with the living oar And hurry on to the moonlight shore, To guard their realms and chase away The footsteps of the invading Fay.
Confederate flag, a Confederate funeral was held for Richard Quarls, whose unmarked grave had recently been unearthed.
In February 2003, just a few months before the Democrats were working themselves into a lather over Dean's remark about the Confederate flag, a Confederate funeral was held for Richard Quarls, whose unmarked grave had recently been unearthed.
Though Quarls had died in 1925, the service was packed with about 150 people, including Quarls's descendants, community leaders, Civil War reenactors, and Confederate daughters.