Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rolled up and secured.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
furl .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective rolled up and secured
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Examples
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* Pyramid of World Building: OlafCedricMarcusDraglon sheathed his sword furled his duelling whip hung his war ax on his belt rolled up his steelslice.
Novel 2.0 zornhau 2009
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The captain gave his orders in a clear voice, and rope after rope was hauled taut, and the sails were furled, that is rolled up, except the fore-topsail, which was closely reefed.
Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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There are solar blankets kind of furled up in there.
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Most wind machines have to be 'furled' (feathered) once the wind passes a rated wind speed and completely shutdown at a maximum wind speed.
The Engineer - News 2010
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Ere I went below I heard Captain West tell Mr. Pike that while both watches were on deck it would be just as well to put a reef in the foresail before they furled it.
CHAPTER XXXIII 2010
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The skysails were already furled; men were furling the royals; and the topgallant-yards were running down while clewlines and buntlines bagged the canvas.
CHAPTER XXXIII 2010
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In Colorado, plunging costs for renewables are furled against the steady upward march of fossil fuels.
Anne Butterfield: The Plunging Cost of Renewables and Boulder's Energy Future Anne Butterfield 2011
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On the poop I found the Elsinore, with many of her sails furled, slashing along through a troubled sea under an overcast sky.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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In Colorado, plunging costs for renewables are furled against the steady upward march of fossil fuels.
Anne Butterfield: The Plunging Cost of Renewables and Boulder's Energy Future Anne Butterfield 2011
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Thran's forehead furled as he turned to the desk, “Box on the—”
Masdy's Silver dj barber 2011
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