What is the meaning of Purl?

A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.

The edge of lace trimmed with loops.

An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.

To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge

To use or create a purl stitch or stitches.

a heavy or headlong fall; an upset.

To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.

To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.

To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.

A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.

A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.

Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic.

Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.

A tern.

Source: wiktionary.org