Pronunciation : Furl
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel bundle: cf. F. ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See Furdle, Fardel, and cf. Farl.]
Definition : Defn: To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten.
t. [imp. & p. p. Furld; p. pr. & vb. n. Furling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913