Furl
verb
To roll or fold up something neatly (like a flag or sail).
The sailors quickly furled the sails as the storm approached.
Often appears as...
- furl the sails
- furl the flag
verb
To roll or fold up something neatly (like a flag or sail).
The sailors quickly furled the sails as the storm approached.
Often appears as...
- furl the sails
- furl the flag
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Maritime Origin
Originally used in nautical contexts to secure sails on ships.
After docking, we furled the sails meticulously.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Sailing
'Furl' applies to rolling up other things, like flags or umbrellas, not just sails.
It started to drizzle, so I furled my umbrella and went inside.
Pro Tip 3/3Action of Care
Furling is done carefully to preserve what's being furled, suggesting attention to detail.
The flag was old and fragile, so we furled it gently.
Pro Tip 1/3Maritime Origin
Originally used in nautical contexts to secure sails on ships.
After docking, we furled the sails meticulously.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Sailing
'Furl' applies to rolling up other things, like flags or umbrellas, not just sails.
It started to drizzle, so I furled my umbrella and went inside.
Pro Tip 3/3Action of Care
Furling is done carefully to preserve what's being furled, suggesting attention to detail.
The flag was old and fragile, so we furled it gently.
Pro Tip 1/3Maritime Origin
Originally used in nautical contexts to secure sails on ships.
After docking, we furled the sails meticulously.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Sailing
'Furl' applies to rolling up other things, like flags or umbrellas, not just sails.
It started to drizzle, so I furled my umbrella and went inside.
Pro Tip 3/3Action of Care
Furling is done carefully to preserve what's being furled, suggesting attention to detail.
The flag was old and fragile, so we furled it gently.
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Video examples
In search for the man...
I would now, in all likelihood, be a doctor and a husband and a father. I would be less mindful of time and of death, and, oh, I would not be disabled, would not suffer the thousand slings and arrows of my fortune. The frequent furl of five fingers, the chips in my teeth
Video examples
In search for the man...
I would now, in all likelihood, be a doctor and a husband and a father. I would be less mindful of time and of death, and, oh, I would not be disabled, would not suffer the thousand slings and arrows of my fortune. The frequent furl of five fingers, the chips in my teeth
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Mary Quant
English Designer
When I opened my first shop, city gents were still carrying tightly furled umbrellas and wearing bowler hats. It was into this world that I launched my new ideas about fashion.
Quote examples
Mary Quant
English Designer
When I opened my first shop, city gents were still carrying tightly furled umbrellas and wearing bowler hats. It was into this world that I launched my new ideas about fashion.
Example 1 of 1
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