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#76195 - 07/16/02 04:22 PM Purling
inselpeter Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/14/01 Posts: 2379 Loc: New York City	was in the news today, 'a purling river.' I thought it lovely.
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#76196 - 07/16/02 04:52 PM Re: Purling
wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858	A pleasant sounding word. And the turbulence that causes it may help water purify itself.
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#76197 - 07/17/02 03:18 AM Re: Purling
RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/23/00 Posts: 2204	However, Jeeves informs me that, "Purling is a record label for experimental music of an organic and electroacoustic nature - - " something of a far cry from the sounds I associate with the word! I also find (from M-W) that to "purl" is to embroider with gold or silver thread.
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#76198 - 07/17/02 05:40 AM Re: Purling
rkay member Registered: 12/13/00 Posts: 144 Loc: London, UK	and there was me thinking this post would be all about knitting... How wrong can you be - I like the sounds idea much better (although I'm unsure about the electroacoustic bit!)
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#76199 - 07/17/02 05:56 AM Re: Purling
Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...	I think it's lovely, too, inselp. I checked MW online and found that it's not only lovely, but also standard: Main Entry: 3purl Function: noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian purla to ripple Date: circa 1522 1 : a purling or swirling stream or rill 2 : a gentle murmur or movement (as of purling water) Now, does this mean my total working vocabularly just increased by one or two? Book regards, WordWaters
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#76200 - 07/17/02 07:35 AM Re: Purling
RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/23/00 Posts: 2204	Either way, you can add them to your other pearls of wisdom.
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#76201 - 07/17/02 09:15 AM Re: Purling
milum old hand Registered: 09/03/01 Posts: 872 Loc: Birmingham, Alabama	Either way, you can add them to your other pearls of wisdom. My Rhubarb, you do turn a phrase.
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#76202 - 07/17/02 05:59 PM Re: Purling
RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/23/00 Posts: 2204	My Concise OED at home has two further meanings for "purl": 1. v. - turn upside down or upset; n. - a heavy fall (as in, "to take a purler") 2. (I'd never heard of this one, believe it or not!) n. - Ale or beer with wormwood infused, or hot beer with gin mixed in (ugh! to both mixtures - they can only be for medicinal use, surely?)
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#76203 - 07/17/02 06:10 PM Re: Purling
FishonaBike veteran Registered: 10/11/00 Posts: 1346 Loc: Sussex, England	Ale or beer with wormwood infused Gives a new meaning to "What's your poison?" they can only be for medicinal use, surely? Yes, my friend and fellow ale-drinker, surely. heavy fall (as in, "to take a purler") Hmmm. Maybe the two meanings are closely related? - You have a pint of purl, and soon after you take a purler.
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#76204 - 07/17/02 06:52 PM Re: Purling
RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/23/00 Posts: 2204	You have a pint of purl, and soon after you take a purler. - and if that pitches you into the village pond, you make a purl - or ripple!
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