The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of furl English)
Wikipedia
Furling may refer to:
- Furling (Stargate), characters in the series Stargate SG-1
- Furl (sailing), to gather a sail
- Furling (aerodynamics), to manipulating an airfoil
- The Furlings, characters in the 1993 film Once Upon a Forest
Usage examples of "furling".
Sailors grabbed handfuls of the sail, furling it and cursing the breeze.
Clapping those together and furling them as far as he could, Farree took a deep breath and started into the tower.
Scattered among them, badly creased, corners furling, were a half-dozen old maps.