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Definitions for: Furl
[v] form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"
Webster (1913) Definition: Furl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furld; p. pr. & vb. n.
Furling.] [Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel bundle: cf. F.
ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See Furdle, Fardel,
and cf. Farl.]
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.
Synonyms: roll up
See Also: bolt, brail, change form, change shape, deform, douse, gather in, reef, take in
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