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Furling

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.

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furling

vb. (present participle of furl English)

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Furling

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.