What does FURL mean?
Definitions for FURL
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Princeton's WordNet
roll up, furlverb
form into a cylinder by rolling
"Roll up the cloth"
Wiktionary
furlverb
To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Furlverb
To draw up; to contract.
Etymology: fresler, French.
When fortune sends a stormy wind,
Then shew a brave and present mind;
And when with too indulgent gales
She swells too much, then furl thy sails. Thomas Creech.
Wikipedia
Furl
Furl (from File Uniform Resource Locators) was a free social bookmarking website that allowed members to store searchable copies of webpages and share them with others. Every member received 5 gigabytes of storage space. The site was founded by Mike Giles in 2003 and purchased by LookSmart in September 2004. Diigo (a web annotation, social bookmarking & research tool website) bought it from LookSmart in exchange for equity.
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furl
Furl refers to the act of rolling up or folding something compactly, such as a flag, sail, or umbrella, usually for storage or transportation. It can also be used to refer to a measure of length primarily used to measure the distance in horse racing. The term can be used as both a verb and a noun depending on the context.
Webster Dictionary
Furlverb
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
Etymology: [Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel bundle: cf. F. ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See Furdle, Fardel, and cf. Farl.]
Wikidata
Furl
Furl was a free social bookmarking website that allowed members to store searchable copies of webpages and share them with others. Every member received 5 gigabytes of storage space. The site was founded by Mike Giles in 2003 and purchased by LookSmart in 2004. Diigo bought it from LookSmart in exchange for equity.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Furl
furl, v.t. to draw or roll up, as a sail. [Contr. of obs. furdle, from fardel.]
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FURL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Furl is ranked #132206 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Furl surname appeared 128 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Furl.
99.2% or 127 total occurrences were White.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of FURL in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of FURL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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