furled
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furl
(fûrl)v. furled, furl·ing, furls
v.tr.
To roll up and secure (a flag or sail, for example) to something else.
v.intr.
To be or become rolled up.
n.
1. The act or an instance of rolling up.
2. A single roll or a rolled section.
[Perhaps from French ferler, from Old French ferlier, to fasten : ferm, firm; see firm1 + lier, to bind (from Latin ligāre; see leig- in Indo-European roots).]
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Adj. | 1. | furled - rolled up and secured; "furled sails bound securely to the spar"; "a furled flag"; "his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm" bound - confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" |
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furled
[fɜːld] adj (flag, umbrella) → ripiegato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995